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.
AKINESIA
Ak`i*ne"si*a, n. Etym: [Gr. (Med.)
Defn: Paralysis of the motor nerves; loss of movement. Foster.
AKINESIC
Ak`i*ne"sic, a. (med.)
Defn: Pertaining to akinesia.
AKNEE
A*knee", adv.
Defn: On the knee. [R.] Southey.
AKNOW
Ak*now".
Defn: Earlier form of Acknow. [Obs.] To be aknow, to acknowledge; to confess. [Obs.]