Akin (plural Akins)
A surname.
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Akin is the 4114th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 8626 individuals. Akin is most common among White (89.93%) individuals.
• Inka, Kian, Naik, kain, kina, naik
akin (comparative more akin, superlative most akin)
(of persons) Of the same kin; related by blood.
(often, followed by to) Allied by nature; similar; partaking of the same properties; of the same kind.
• This adjective is always placed after the noun that it modifies.
• (related by blood): See also consanguine
• (of the same kind): See also akin
• Inka, Kian, Naik, kain, kina, naik
Source: Wiktionary
A*kin", a. Etym: [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 Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 December 2024
(adverb) in an intuitive manner; “inventors seem to have chosen intuitively a combination of explosive and aggressive sounds as warning signals to be used on automobiles”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
