akin

Language: en

🇬🇧 /əˈkɪn/ 🇺🇸 /əˈkɪn/

📖 Definitions

  1. adjective
    Similar in character, nature, or quality; having a resemblance or connection to something else.; Related by blood or descent; of the same kin.; Having a close relationship or affinity with something; comparable in some respect.

🔗 Details

Word forms

Collocations

akin toclosely akin tosomething akin to

Synonyms

similarrelatedanalogouscomparablekindredallied

Antonyms

differentunrelateddissimilar

Commonly confused

a kin
EN: 'Akin' is a single adjective meaning similar; 'a kin' (two words) is an archaic noun phrase meaning a relative.

Spelling tips

EN: Write 'akin' as one word, not 'a kin'. It is almost always followed by the preposition 'to' (e.g., 'akin to'), never 'with' or 'of'.

💬 Examples

  1. The two languages are akin to each other in many ways.

  2. He felt akin to his distant cousins despite never having met them.

  3. His feelings were akin to those of a parent watching a child grow up.