Akin, a.
Etymology: [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.
Shades of meaning
Fernald has no entry of its own for akin; he lists it under alike.
He lists it without comment; the entries above explain its neighbors.