AKIN

AKIN', adjective [a or of and kin. See Kin.]1. Related by blood, used of persons; as, the two families are near akin 2. Allied by nature; partaking of the same properties; as, envy and jealousy are near akin [This adjective is used only after the noun.]

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akin. Akin, a. related, allied by blood, like

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A‐kin″ (�), a. [[Pref. a- (for of) + kin.]] 1. 1. Of the same kin; related by blood; — used of persons; as, the two families are near akin.
2. 2. Allied by nature; partaking of the same properties; of the same kind. “A joy akin to rapture.” Cowper.
The literary character of the work is akin to its moral character. Jeffrey. ☞ This adjective is used only after the noun.