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.).
Synonyms
blood-related, cognate, consanguine, consanguineal, consanguineous, kin, kindred, akin, connate
Scrabble Score: 8
akin: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordakin: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
akin: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary