Associations to the word «Akin»

Wiktionary

AKIN, adjective. (of persons) Of the same kin; related by blood.
AKIN, adjective. (often followed by to) Allied by nature; similar; partaking of the same properties; of the same kind.

Dictionary definition

AKIN, adjective. Similar in quality or character; "a feeling akin to terror"; "kindred souls"; "the amateur is closely related to the collector".
AKIN, adjective. Related by blood.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley