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

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke