affine — meaning in English

English meaning

• akin adj Similar in nature, quality, or character; comparable.
• cognate adj Connected by blood or birth; in law, specifically related through the mother's side.
• kindred noun One's relatives, taken collectively; family connections.

Senses

affine is used for these senses in English:

• akin (often, followed by to) Allied by nature; similar; partaking of the same properties; of the same kind.
• cognate (linguistics) Descended from the same source lexemes (same etymons) of an ancestor language.
• kindred Of the same nature, or of similar character.

akin — full definition

1. adj Similar in nature, quality, or character; comparable.
2. adj Related by blood or descent.

cognate — full definition

1. adj Connected by blood or birth; in law, specifically related through the mother's side.
2. adj Sharing a common nature or origin with something else.
3. adj (linguistics) Coming from the same original word in an earlier language.

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