A-kĭn', a.

a. [Prefix a and kin.]

1. Related by blood; — used of persons; as, the two families are near akin.
2. Allied by nature; partaking of the same properties. “A joy akin to rapture.” Cowper.

The literary character of the work is akin to its moral character. Jeffrey. ☞ This adjective is used only after the noun.