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akin
[ uh-kin ]
adjective
- of kin; related by blood (usually used predicatively):
cousins who were too closely akin for marriage.
- allied by nature; having the same properties:
Something akin to vertigo was troubling her.
Synonyms: , , , ,
- having or showing an affinity; kindred:
They are emotionally but not intellectually akin.
akin
/ əˈ°ìɪ²Ô /
adjective
- related by blood; of the same kin
- often foll by to having similar characteristics, properties, etc
Example Sentences
The pyrolysis plants - often in rural backwaters - are akin to homemade pressure cookers and produce dangerous gasses and chemicals.
To her, Havoc was more than an emotional support animal, but something akin to a child.
Unlike other foreign aid programs, addressing Agent Orange is more akin to restitution than charity because the U.S. brought the deadly substance there in the first place.
A company catalog from 1923 described the tiles as “luminous and mellow in character, somewhat akin to the quality of a piece of old tapestry.â€
Legally speaking, this makes owning a mobile home more akin to owning a motorcycle or sailboat than a single-family home.
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