akin
/əˈkɪn
/adjective [predicative]
1Of similar character: something akin to gratitude overwhelmed her genius and madness are akin...
- The limestone pavement gives the island a character akin to the Burren with a similar flora.
- This gives it a unique character, more akin to a board game such as chess than to a normal card game.
- As Ray puts it, this is akin to the change and variation occurring among the characters in a story.
Synonyms
similar, related, close, near, corresponding, comparable, parallel, equivalent;
allied with, connected with, like;
alike, matching, analogous, cognate, of a piece
1.1Related by blood: my parents were akin, probably half cousins
Origin
Mid 16th century: contracted form of of kin.
Rhymes
- Batten, Jean
- batter
- battered
- battered child syndrome
- battered sav
- battered woman syndrome
- batterer
- batterie
- batterie de cuisine
- battering parent syndrome
- battering ram
- battery
- battery acid
- battery charger
- battery-operated
- battery pack
- battery-powered
- Batticaloa
- battily
- battiness
- batting
- batting average
- batting cage
- batting order
- battle