akin

Definition

Of the same kin; related by blood.

Etymology

From a corruption of of kin, from Middle English of kyn (“related, of kin”), equivalent to a- + kin (1550s). Compare Old English cyn, cynn (“akin, proper, suitable”, adj.).

Example Sentences

• "[W]e are too near a kin to lye together, tho' vve may Lodge near one another; […]"
• "The faces changed, passing in rotation. Youthful faces, bearded faces, dark faces: faces serene, or faces moody, but all akin with the brotherhood of the sea."
• "Is not then Fruition near akin to Love?"

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