- akin adj
- [ə'kɪn]
akin to — (similar to) equivalente a, simile a, (of same family as) imparentato (-a) a
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akin — (adj.) 1550s, from phrase of kin; see KIN (Cf. kin) … Etymology dictionary
akin — [adj] related or connected affiliated, agnate, alike, allied, analogous, cognated, comparable, connate, consonant, corresponding, incident, kindred, like, parallel, similar; concepts 487,563,573 Ant. alien, disconnected, unconnected, unrelated … New thesaurus
akin — adj. akin to sth VERBS ▪ be, seem ADVERB ▪ closely, much ▪ This game is closely akin to hockey. ▪ … Collocations dictionary
akin — adj. (formal) (usu. does not stand alone) akin to (a feeling akin to love) * * * [ə kɪn] (formal) (usu. does not stand alone) akin to (a feeling akin to love) … Combinatory dictionary
akin — [ə kin′] adj. 1. of one kin; related through a common ancestor 2. having similar qualities; similar … English World dictionary
akin — adj 1. related, cognate, consanguineous, kin, german, agnate, of one s own flesh and blood. 2. allied, similar, alike, like; analogous, parallel, correlative, corresponding, homologous, matching; germane, relevant, connected, associated,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
akin — [[t]əkɪ̱n[/t]] ADJ GRADED: v link ADJ to n If one thing is akin to another, it is similar to it in some way. [FORMAL] Cooking is a physical activity, more akin to woodwork or gardening than to reading or listening to music … English dictionary
akin — /euh kin /, adj. 1. of kin; related by blood (usually used predicatively): cousins who were too closely akin for marriage. 2. allied by nature; having the same properties: Something akin to vertigo was troubling her. 3. having or showing an… … Universalium
akin — a|kin [əˈkın] adj formal akin to sth very similar to something ▪ Something akin to panic overwhelmed him … Dictionary of contemporary English
akin — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. related, kindred, like. See relation, similarity. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. cognate, kindred, affiliated, similar; see alike 2 , related 2 , 3 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. 1. related kin,… … English dictionary for students
akin — a·kin || É™ kɪn adj. related, connected, similar … English contemporary dictionary
