akin

a·kin

A0170200 (ə-kĭn′)adj.1. Of the same kin; related by blood.2. Having a similar quality or character; analogous.3. Linguistics Sharing a common origin or an ancestral form.

akin

(əˈkɪn) adj (postpositive) 1. related by blood; of the same kin2. (often foll by to) having similar characteristics, properties, etc

a•kin

(əˈkɪn)

adj. 1. of kin; related by blood. 2. allied by nature or inclination; having the same or very similar properties, qualities, preferences, etc. [1580–90]

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	akin - similar in quality or character; "a feeling akin to terror"; "kindred souls"; "the amateur is closely related to the collector"kindredsimilar - marked by correspondence or resemblance; "similar food at similar prices"; "problems similar to mine"; "they wore similar coats"
	2.	akin - related by blood consanguine, consanguineal, consanguineous, kin, blood-related, cognaterelated - connected by kinship, common origin, or marriage

akin

adjectiveakin to similar to, like, related to, corresponding to, parallel to, comparable to, allied with, analogous to, affiliated with, of a piece with, kin to, cognate with, congenial with, connected with or to It's an activity more akin to gardening than to reading.

akin

adjectiveConnected by or as if by kinship or common origin:agnate, allied, cognate, connate, connatural, consanguine, consanguineous, kindred, related.

Translations

同类的

akin

(əˈkin) adjective (often with to) similar in nature. This problem is akin to the one we had last year. 同性質的 同类的