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Meaning of affinity



Definitions of affinity

1. [n] - kinship by marriage or adoption

2. [n] - (biology) state of relationship between organisms or groups of organisms resulting in resemblance in structure or structural parts

3. [n] - a close connection marked by community of interests or similarity in nature or character

4. [n] - (immunology) the attraction between an antigen and an antibody

5. [n] - the force attracting atoms to each other and binding them together in a molecule

6. [n] - inherent resemblance between persons or things

7. [n] - a natural attraction or feeling of kinship

 

Quotes - Example use of the word affinity

1. an affinity for politics

2. the mysterious affinity between them

3. James's affinity with Sam

4. basic dyes have an affinity for wool and silk

5. found a natural affinity with the immigrants

6. felt a deep kinship with the other students

7. anthropology's kinship with the humanities

8. in anatomical structure prehistoric man shows close affinity with modern humans

9. not a blood relationship





affinity Synonyms

kinship by marriage

phylogenetic relation

kinship

chemical attraction

 

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