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akin

/əˈkɪn/adjective

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समान, मिलता-जुलता, सदृश

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    [not before noun] ~ to sth formal

    similar to something

    समान, मिलता-जुलता, सदृश

    • What he felt was more akin to pity than love.
    • Learning a language is akin to learning to play music.

    Synonyms similar like comparable close related

    Opposite unlike different dissimilar

◇Word family
kin noun
≈Synonyms and antonyms
§Grammar and usage

Akin to something (not 'akin with').

Akin to something सही है ('akin with' गलत है)।

Akin is not used before a noun, so say 'a feeling akin to fear', not 'an akin feeling'.

Akin noun से पहले प्रयोग नहीं होता, इसलिए 'a feeling akin to fear' कहिए, 'an akin feeling' नहीं।