Definitions for affinity
əˈfɪn ɪ tiaffin·i·ty

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 2 votes

1. affinitynoun

   (immunology) the attraction between an antigen and an antibody

2. affinitynoun

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

3. affinity, phylogenetic relationnoun

   (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"

4. affinity, kinshipnoun

   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"

5. affinity, chemical attractionnoun

   the force attracting atoms to each other and binding them together in a molecule

   "basic dyes have an affinity for wool and silk"

6. affinitynoun

   inherent resemblance between persons or things

7. affinitynoun

   a natural attraction or feeling of kinship

   "an affinity for politics"; "the mysterious affinity between them"; "James's affinity with Sam"

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. affinitynoun

   A natural attraction or feeling of kinship to a person or thing.

2. affinitynoun

   A family relationship through marriage of a relative (e.g. sister-in-law), as opposed to consanguinity. (e.g. sister).

3. affinitynoun

   A kinsman or kinswoman of such relationship. Affinal kinsman or kinswoman.

4. affinitynoun

   The fact of and manner in which something is related to another.

5. affinitynoun

   Any romantic relationship.

6. affinitynoun

   Any passionate love for something.

7. affinitynoun

   resemblances between biological populations; resemblances that suggest that they are of a common origin, type or stock.

8. affinitynoun

   structural resemblances between minerals; resemblances that suggest that they are of a common origin or type.

9. affinitynoun

   An attractive force between atoms, or groups of atoms, that contributes towards their forming bonds

10. affinitynoun

    The attraction between an antibody and an antigen

11. affinitynoun

    tendency to keep a task running on the same processor in a symmetric multiprocessing operating system to reduce the frequency of cache misses

12. Etymology: From affinité.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Affinitynoun

   Etymology: affinité, Fr. from affinis, Lat.

   1. Relation by marriage; relation contracted by the husband to the kindred of the wife, and by the wife to those of the husband. It is opposed to consanguinity, or relation by birth. In this sense it has sometimes the particle with, and sometimes to, before the person to whom the relation is contracted.

   And Solomon made affinity with Pharaoh king of Egypt, and took Pharaoh’s daughter. 1 Kings, iii. 1.

   They had left none alive, who had set his hand to their servitude, by the blindness of rage killing many guiltless persons, either for affinity to the tyrant, or enmity to the tyrant-killers. Philip Sidney, b. ii.

   A breach first with Spain, and not long after with France itself, notwithstanding so strait an affinity, so lately treated with the one, and actually accomplished with the other; as if indeed (according to that pleasant maxim of state) kingdoms were never married. Henry Wotton.

   2. Relation to; connexion with; resemblance to: spoken of things.

   The British tongue, or Welsh, as we now call it, was in use only in this island, having great affinity with the old Gallick. William Camden.

   All things that have affinity with the heavens, move upon the center of another, which they benefit. Francis Bacon, Essay xxiv.

   The art of painting hath wonderful affinity with that of poetry. John Dryden, Dufresnoy. Pref.

   Man is more distinguished by devotion than by reason, as several brute creatures discover something like reason, though they betray not any thing that bears the least affinity to devotion. Joseph Addison, Spect. №. 201.

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1. affinity

   Affinity is a natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship towards a person, object, idea, activity, or concept. It can also refer to a relationship or connection between things or phenomena that are similar or have shared characteristics, often used in biological, chemical, and social contexts.

2. affinity

   Affinity refers to a natural attraction or inherent similarity between two things or a connection established based on shared characteristics, interests or compatibility. In broader context, it is also used in biochemistry referring to the strength of the interaction between a molecule and a receptor, or in physics to describe properties of force fields.

3. affinity

   Affinity is a natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship towards a person, place, object, activity, or concept. It can also refer to a relationship or connection between entities that share common characteristics or behaviors, or a similarity of structure or content in terms of scientific or biological contexts. The term also has specific meanings in fields such as anthropology, chemistry, and linguistics, but all the definitions generally involve some form of connection or attraction.

4. affinity

   Affinity refers to a natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship towards a person, object, idea, or activity. It can also refer to a similarity of characteristics that suggest a relationship or connection. In biological and chemical contexts, affinity refers to the force that binds atoms or molecules together in a compound or the tendency of a substance to combine with another.

5. affinity

   Affinity refers to a natural liking, attraction, connection or compatibility towards someone or something. It can also refer to a similarity of characteristics suggesting a relationship or a strong resemblance. In the field of science, particularly biology and chemistry, affinity refers to the force that binds atoms or molecules to form a more complex structure.

6. affinity

   Affinity is a natural liking or attraction to a person, thing, or idea. It can also refer to a similarity of characteristics suggesting a relationship, especially a resemblance in structure between animals, plants, or languages. In the field of biochemistry, it's the degree to which a substance tends to combine with another.

7. affinity

   Affinity is a natural liking or attraction towards someone or something. It can also refer to a relationship or connection based on shared characteristics or interests. In biology or chemistry, it signifies the degree to which substances tend to combine.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Affinitynoun

   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

2. Affinitynoun

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

3. Affinitynoun

   companionship; acquaintance

4. Affinitynoun

   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. Affinitynoun

   a relation between species or highe/ groups dependent on resemblance in the whole plan of structure, and indicating community of origin

6. Affinitynoun

   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

7. Etymology: [OF. afinit, F. affinit, L. affinites, fr. affinis. See Affined.]

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1. Affinity

   Affinity were an English jazz-rock fusion band, active from mid-1968 to January 1972.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Affinity

   af-fin′i-ti, n. nearness of kin, agreement, or resemblance: causal relationship: structural resemblance between languages of ultimately common origin: structural resemblance between plants, animals, or minerals pointing to identity of stock: relationship by marriage, opposed to consanguinity or relationship by blood: (B.) social relationship: the spiritual relationship between sponsors and their godchild: a mysterious attraction supposed to exist between two persons: (chem.) the peculiar attraction between the atoms of two simple substances that makes them combine to form a compound.—adj. Affin′itive. [Fr.—L. affinitas—affinis, neighbouring—ad, at, finis, boundary.]

The Standard Electrical DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Affinity

   The attraction of atoms and in some cases perhaps of molecules for each other by the force of chemical attraction. When the affinity is allowed to act or is carried out, a chemical change, as distinguished from a physical or mechanical change, ensues. Thus if sulphur and iron are each finely powdered and are mixed the change and mixture are mechanical. If slightly heated the sulphur will melt, which is a physical change. If heated to redness the iron will combine with the sulphur forming a new substance, ferric sulphide, of new properties, and especially characterized by unvarying and invariable ratios of sulphur to iron. Such change is a chemical one, is due to chemical affinity, is due to a combination of the atoms, and the product is a chemical compound.

The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon WurdzRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. AFFINITY

   Complimentary term for your husband or your wife. Sometimes a synonym for "Your finish."

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Matched Categories

1. • Anthropology
   • Attraction
   • Biology
   • Force
   • Immunology
   • Kinship
   • Relation
   • Resemblance

How to pronounce affinity?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say affinity in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of affinity in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of affinity in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of affinity in a Sentence

1. Eusebius McKaiser:

   The old South African flag symbolizes brute anti-black racism, and its longer colonial history from which it flows, to that extent, the antiquated and divisive symbolism of the Confederate flag in the U.S. finds ideological affinity with the old South African flag. Both flags show off past injustice and neither flag represents the idealism of breaking from divisive pasts in search of new, inclusive realities.

2. Kahlil Gibran:

   It is wrong to think that love comes from long companionship and persevering courtship. Love is the offspring of spiritual affinity and unless that affinity is created in a moment, it will not be created for years or even generations.

3. Steve Daniels:

   The viewers had an affinity for him, and he was a very trustworthy journalist— he covered politics and covered the world, and brought those stories home to North Carolina in a meaningful way that made the stories make sense, and put it in context for the viewers at home.

4. Ben Rhodes:

   It took us by some surprise, there's a great affinity between the United States and India and our people, but there's also a history that is complicated and that would have made it seem highly unlikely that a U.S. president would be sitting with India's leaders at their Republic Day ceremony.

5. Executive Chairman Richard Baker:

   There is a great affinity for Canadians here in the Netherlands. When we did our research we found that the Dutch people had a great affinity for Canadians and for the Hudson's Bay Company.

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