A*kin" (?), a. [Pref. a- (for
of) + kin.] 1. Of the same kin; related
by blood; -- used of persons; as, the two families are near
akin.
2. Allied by nature; partaking of the same
properties; of the same kind. "A joy akin to rapture."
Cowper.
The literary character of the work is akin to its
moral character.
Jeffrey.
☞ This adjective is used only after the noun.