Akin \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.

Note: This adjective is used only after the noun.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)