Definition of AKIN

akin

Adjective Satellite

  • similar in quality or character
    • "a feeling akin to terror"
  • related by blood

Adj

  • Of the same kin; related by blood.
  • Allied by nature; similar; partaking of the same properties; of the same kind.

Verb

  • To relate or compare; to liken.

Adjective

  • Of similar character or related by blood.

Examples

  • His vocabulary and mine are not at all akin.
  • I like to akin the P-Diddy case to Gen-Z's version of the O.J. Simpson trial.

Origin / Etymology

From a corruption of of kin, from Middle English of kyn (“related, of kin”), equivalent to a- + kin (1550s). Compare Old English cyn, cynn (“akin, proper, suitable”, adj.).

Scrabble Score: 8

akin: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
akin: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
akin: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 9

akin: valid Words With Friends Word