similar or related in quality or character; "a feeling akin to terror"; "kindred souls"; "the amateur is closely related to the collector"
having close kinship and appropriateness; "he asks questions that are germane and central to the issue"
connected by kinship, common origin, or marriage
being connected or associated; "painting and the related arts"; "school-related activities"; "related to micelle formation is the...ability of detergent actives to congregate at oil-water interfaces"
being connected either logically or causally or by shared characteristics
