akin
/ʌˈkɪn/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.70 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A surname.
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?"
- "She told me that she hoped my Face was not akin to my Tongue."
- "Mr. Winkle . . . took his hand with a feeling of regard, akin to veneration."
- "Something akin to a smile shone on his face."
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.).
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ʌˈkɪn/
- British English: /əˈkɪn/
Usage
Inflected Forms
more akin (comparative)
most akin (superlative)
a kin (alternative, obsolete)
a-kin (alternative, obsolete)
akins (present, singular)
akinning (participle, present)
akinned (participle, past)
akinned (past)
Akins (plural)