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Affinity Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Affinity? [n] inherent resemblance between persons or things [n] a natural attraction or feeling of kinship; "an affinity for politics"; "the mysterious affinity between them"; "James's affinity with Sam" [n] the force attracting atoms to each other and binding them together in a molecule; "basic dyes have an affinity for wool and silk" [n] (immunology) the attraction between an antigen and an antibody [n] a close connection marked by community of interests or similarity in nature or character; "found a natural affinity with the immigrants"; "felt a deep kinship with the other students"; "anthropology's kinship with the humanities" [n] (biology) state of relationship between organisms or groups of organisms resulting in resemblance in structure or structural parts; "in anatomical structure prehistoric man shows close affinity with modern humans" [n] kinship by marriage or adoption; not a blood relationship Synonyms \| Synonyms for Affinity: chemical attraction \| kinship \| kinship by marriage \| phylogenetic relation Related Terms \| Find terms related to Affinity: a thing for \| accord \| accordance \| addition \| adduction \| adjunct \| affairs \| affiliation \| agape \| agreement \| alikeness \| alliance \| allurement \| amity \| analogy \| approximation \| aptitude \| aptness \| assemblage \| assent \| association \| attractance \| attraction \| attractiveness \| attractivity \| bag \| bent \| bias \| bond \| bonds of harmony \| brotherly love \| capillarity \| capillary attraction \| caritas \| cast \| cement of friendship \| centripetal force \| charity \| chorus \| chosen kind \| chumminess \| closeness \| coherence \| coincidence \| combination \| communion \| community \| community of interests \| comparison \| compatibility \| conatus \| concert \| concord \| concordance \| conduciveness \| conformance \| conformation \| conformity \| congeneracy \| congeniality \| congruence \| congruency \| congruity \| connateness \| connaturality \| connaturalness \| connature \| connectedness \| connection \| consistency \| consonance \| consort \| contiguity \| contrariety \| cooperation \| correspondence \| cup of tea \| dealings \| deduction \| delight \| diathesis \| disjunction \| disposition \| drag \| draw \| druthers \| eagerness \| empathy \| equivalence \| esprit \| esprit de corps \| familiarity \| family connection \| family favor \| family likeness \| fancy \| fascination \| favor \| feeling for \| feeling of identity \| fellow feeling \| fellowship \| filiation \| fondness \| frictionlessness \| friendliness \| generic resemblance \| good vibes \| good vibrations \| gravitation \| gravity \| happy family \| harmony \| homology \| identity \| inclination \| inseparableness \| intercourse \| intersection \| intimacy \| intimate acquaintance \| junction \| kinship \| leaning \| liability \| liaison \| like-mindedness \| liking \| link \| linkage \| linking \| love \| magnetism \| marital affinity \| marriage connection \| marriage relationship \| mateyness \| mutual affinity \| mutual attraction \| mutuality \| nearness \| oneness \| overlap \| palliness \| parallelism \| partiality \| particular choice \| peace \| penchant \| personal choice \| predilection \| predisposition \| preference \| prejudice \| prepossession \| probability \| proclivity \| proneness \| propensity \| propinquity \| proximity \| pull \| pulling power \| rapport \| rapprochement \| readiness \| reciprocity \| relatedness \| relation \| relations \| relationship \| resemblance \| self-consistency \| semblance \| sensitivity to \| sharing \| similarity \| simile \| similitude \| soft spot \| solidarity \| special affinity \| style \| susceptibility \| symmetry \| sympathy \| symphony \| sync \| synchronism \| tally \| taste \| team spirit \| tendency \| thing \| tie \| tie-in \| timing \| traction \| tropism \| tug \| turn \| twist \| type \| understanding \| uniformity \| union \| unison \| unisonance \| unity \| warp \| weakness \| willingness See Also \| attraction \| attraction \| attractive force \| attractiveness \| family relationship \| force \| rapport \| relation \| relationship \| resemblance \| resonance \| steprelationship \| sympathy Affinity In Webster's Dictionary \Affin"ity\, n.; pl. {Affinities}. [OF. afinit['e], F. affinit['e], L. affinites, fr. affinis. See {Affined}.] 1. Relationship by marriage (as between a husband and his wife's blood relations, or between a wife and her husband's blood relations); -- in contradistinction to consanguinity, or relationship by blood; -- followed by with, to, or between. Solomon made affinity with Pharaoh. --1 Kings iii. 1. 2. Kinship generally; close agreement; relation; conformity; resemblance; connection; as, the affinity of sounds, of colors, or of languages. There is a close affinity between imposture and credulity. --Sir G. C. Lewis. 2. Companionship; acquaintance. [Obs.] About forty years past, I began a happy affinity with William Cranmer. --Burton. 4. (Chem.) That attraction which takes place, at an insensible distance, between the heterogeneous particles of bodies, and unites them to form chemical compounds; chemism; chemical or elective affinity or attraction. 5. (Nat. Hist.) A relation between species or highe? groups dependent on resemblance in the whole plan of structure, and indicating community of origin. 6. (Spiritualism) A superior spiritual relationship or attraction held to exist sometimes between persons, esp. persons of the opposite sex; also, the man or woman who exerts such psychical or spiritual attraction.

Affinity Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Affinity?

[n] inherent resemblance between persons or things
[n] a natural attraction or feeling of kinship; "an affinity for politics"; "the mysterious affinity between them"; "James's affinity with Sam"
[n] the force attracting atoms to each other and binding them together in a molecule; "basic dyes have an affinity for wool and silk"
[n] (immunology) the attraction between an antigen and an antibody
[n] a close connection marked by community of interests or similarity in nature or character; "found a natural affinity with the immigrants"; "felt a deep kinship with the other students"; "anthropology's kinship with the humanities"
[n] (biology) state of relationship between organisms or groups of organisms resulting in resemblance in structure or structural parts; "in anatomical structure prehistoric man shows close affinity with modern humans"
[n] kinship by marriage or adoption; not a blood relationship

Synonyms | Synonyms for Affinity: chemical attraction | kinship | kinship by marriage | phylogenetic relation

Affinity In Webster's Dictionary

\Af*fin"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Affinities}. [OF. afinit['e],
F. affinit['e], L. affinites, fr. affinis. See {Affined}.]
1. Relationship by marriage (as between a husband and his
   wife's blood relations, or between a wife and her
   husband's blood relations); -- in contradistinction to
   consanguinity, or relationship by blood; -- followed by
   with, to, or between.

         Solomon made affinity with Pharaoh.   --1 Kings iii.
                                               1.

2. Kinship generally; close agreement; relation; conformity;
   resemblance; connection; as, the affinity of sounds, of
   colors, or of languages.

         There is a close affinity between imposture and
         credulity.                            --Sir G. C.
                                               Lewis.

2. Companionship; acquaintance. [Obs.]

         About forty years past, I began a happy affinity
         with William Cranmer.                 --Burton.

4. (Chem.) That attraction which takes place, at an
   insensible distance, between the heterogeneous particles
   of bodies, and unites them to form chemical compounds;
   chemism; chemical or elective affinity or attraction.

5. (Nat. Hist.) A relation between species or highe? groups
   dependent on resemblance in the whole plan of structure,
   and indicating community of origin.

6. (Spiritualism) A superior spiritual relationship or
   attraction held to exist sometimes between persons, esp.
   persons of the opposite sex; also, the man or woman who
   exerts such psychical or spiritual attraction.

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