affinity English

Meaning affinity meaning

What does affinity mean?

affinity

— noun (immunology) the attraction between an antigen and an antibody

— noun the force attracting atoms to each other and binding them together in a molecule basic dyes have an affinity for wool and silk

— noun (= kinship) 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

— noun (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

— noun (anthropology) kinship by marriage or adoption; not a blood relationship

— noun a natural attraction or feeling of kinship an affinity for politics the mysterious affinity between them James's affinity with Sam

— noun inherent resemblance between persons or things

Synonyms affinity synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as affinity?

affinity English » English

relationship

kinship

attraction

relation

similarity

connection

sympathy

compatibility

blood-relationship

affiliation

resemblance

propinquity

lure

liking

likeness

cognation

closeness

chemical attraction

understanding

seductiveness

relevancy

relative by marriage

relatedness

phylogenetic relation

loveliness

kindred

grace

fondness

congeniality

chemistry

bent

appeal

allurement

allure

affineness

affection

acquaintance

uniformness

uniformity

trend

traction

tendency

taste

suitability

strain

solidarity

similitude

relevance

relative

relationship by marriage

Topics affinity topics

What do people use affinity to talk about?

Language and thought Emotion Feel good

Like, love

• What words refer to the feeling of liking something?
  liking admiration adoration affection approval enjoyment fondness for pleasure pride affinity

States Quality Type, kind Compare

Like, similar

• What words refer to something being like another thing?
  resemble bear a resemblance to akin to have an affinity with the same sort of

Examples affinity examples

How do I use affinity in a sentence?

Simple sentences

They have a strange affinity for each other.

Movie subtitles

It would be idle of me to deny that I, too, feel the affinity that you mentioned a few minutes ago, very strongly.

If all these cactus plants were subject to the same mutation there could be an affinity, a union between plant and animal with the ability to destroy, and possess and multiply. at will.

They have a natural affinity for plastic.

They are superb mimics, and they feel a close affinity with the animals who are their neighbors and also their food.

As it turns out, I have this affinity for beachfront property.

Bob felt a special affinity for Selassie, based on his rejection by his father.

Data, you've developed an affinity with Elbrun.

I suppose it was your affinity with Sherlock Homes. that allowed you to unravel the mystery.

But when I do meet my affinity. (Both) What are you doing here?

Sir Mr. Ventura has an affinity for animals.

Look, she's the Affinity II, Camden, Maine.

But soon they were to recognize my secret affinity with children.

Some doctors have an instinct for it, a natural affinity for children.

I feel an affinity, a communion of our spirits.

My affinity with the radio operator was confirmed.

Well, you - You see, the seeds have an incredible affinity for the salt and they soak it up just like sponges.

Appear to have affinity for nucleic acids.

Could it be she has an affinity for this area?

He's got an affinity for water.

Boys and dogs have a natural affinity!

Interesting lady. I wonder if she has an affinity for wigs.

But you did develop a certain affinity for Mr Wolf?

Well, Aboriginal tribes have always had a great affinity with animals.

Kindred means two of a kind sharing a great affinity.

But for some reason, they seem to have an affinity for Mansfield.

In Mrs. Romari's mind, poetry and humor have some strange affinity which they don't have in fact.

There was no affinity between us.

We have a natural affinity for trees.

How much of an affinity?

I think a lot of it had to do with my morbid sensitivity to the guy. as well as his natural affinity to get in there and profit off it.

Well, I knew you had an affinity for it because it's the dance of a very proud people.

I FEEL NOTHING BUT THE AFFINITY OF MASTER FOR PUPIL.

Look, the point is that I have an affinity with this thing.

Our affinity lay in our misery.

You see, I've always had an affinity for music and I've often wondered what I might achieve if I just rolled up my sleeves and gave it a try.

Now, listen, Lieutenant Barclay has a special affinity for this crew.

Tell me. do you also share Lieutenant Barclay's affinity for golf?

News and current affairs

Some Lebanese see themselves as Phoenicians rather than as Arabs, and claim closer cultural affinity to France than to the Arab world.

One source, according to Bergson, is tribal and leads to a closed society whose members feel affinity for each other but fear or hostility towards others.

And some in the EU are put off by the seeming affinity of the Orthodox Church and its adherents toward Vladimir Putin's Russia, or by the region's large Muslim population.

But opportunism is not ideological affinity.

What is harder to explain - beyond the crass financial and commercial interests of some - is why so many in Western Europe demonstrate such an affinity for Russia today.

In culturally diverse societies, such as Iraq and Lebanon, networks of social solidarity are based almost entirely on religious and ethnic affinity.

Both big parties will have to address these issues as we start on the long and difficult task of reforming a UK that has lost some of the glue of affinity and solidarity that has held it together for so long.