əˈkin adjective
Etymology: a- (I) + kin
1.
a. : related by blood : of the same kind or family
they discovered that they were akin — cousins, in fact
— used postpositively or predicatively
b. : descending from a common ancestor or prototype
the dog and fox are closely akin
c. : cognate I 2
2. : showing the same nature : marked by similarity of essential characteristics suggesting a close relationship
palsied by a feeling akin to terror — Sheridan Le Fanu
a state of feverish disorder akin to that of a disturbed anthill — P.A.Sorokin
3. : related and compatible, sympathetic, or close
consanguinity there may have been … but the two were never spiritually akin — Elinor Wylie
Synonyms: see like