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affinity
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural affinities
plural affinities
Learner's definition of AFFINITY
formal
1
: a feeling of closeness and understanding that someone has for another person because of their similar qualities, ideas, or interests（因情趣、观念或爱好相同而产生的）亲近感，共鸣
[singular]
- They had much in common and felt a close affinity (for/to/with each other).他们志趣相投，彼此欣赏。
- There's always been an affinity between us.我俩一直很投缘。
[noncount]
- He never felt any affinity with the other kids in his neighborhood.小时候他和邻里的其他孩子从来玩不到一块儿。
2
[singular]
a : a liking for or an attraction to something喜好
- We share an affinity for foreign films. [=we both like foreign films]我们都喜欢外国电影。
b : a quality that makes people or things suited to each other适应性；匹配度
- Fish and white wine have a natural affinity for/to each other. [=fish and white wine taste good together]鱼和白葡萄酒是绝好的搭配。
3
: the state of being similar or the same相似；类同
[noncount]
- the affinity of all human beings with one another = the affinity between all human beings人与人之间的共性
[count]
- Are there any affinities [=similarities] between the two styles of painting?这两种绘画风格有什么相似之处吗？
af·fin·i·ty ə-ˈfi-nə-tē 
plural affinities
2
b(1)
(2)
: an attractive force between substances or particles that causes them to enter into and remain in chemical combination
c
: a person especially of the opposite sex having a particular attraction for one
chemistry : of, relating to, involving, or used in affinity chromatography
Synonyms
Example Sentences
Noun Jefferson's personal debts continued to mount … His addiction to French wine, like his affinity for French ideas, never came to grips with the more mundane realities. 
Joseph J. Ellis, American Heritage, May/June 1993 … neither virus has an affinity for T cells. Robert C. Gallo, Scientific American, 1987 Animals sharing this basic architecture may have no closer affinity than a beetle and a squid. Stephen Jay Gould, Natural History, 1985 There's always been an affinity between us. He never felt any affinity with the other kids in his neighborhood.
Joseph J. Ellis, American Heritage, May/June 1993 … neither virus has an affinity for T cells. Robert C. Gallo, Scientific American, 1987 Animals sharing this basic architecture may have no closer affinity than a beetle and a squid. Stephen Jay Gould, Natural History, 1985 There's always been an affinity between us. He never felt any affinity with the other kids in his neighborhood. Recent Examples on the Web Richard B. Woodward, WSJ, 10 Aug. 2022 For Heidi Ratanavanich, that affinity is even stronger. New York Times, 21 July 2022 The Shakers integrated the physical with the spiritual in profound ways, and this is where the crucial affinity lies between them and Yusuke Asai of Japan, Kimsooja of South Korea and Pinaree Sanpitak of Thailand. Chadd Scott, Forbes, 18 July 2022 The affinity between Don Voisine and Ruri Yi is right there in black and white — and their sparing use of color. Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 1 July 2022 But what was previously seen as a quirky choice became, for many, imperative after the financial crisis of 2008, which further expedited the affinity for distressed and weathered clothing, and the return of ’90s grunge. Cassidy George, Vogue, 2 June 2022 If the writing too seldom measures up to the astonishing visual impact, the affinity the director feels for his showman subject is both contagious and exhausting. David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 May 2022 The affinity between Herzog and Onoda is evident on every page of The Twilight World, though to identify the author with his subject too closely would be a mistake. A. O. Scott, The Atlantic, 17 May 2022 Although the elder Brown isn’t pushing his son toward his alma mater, the American Heritage star knows the affinity his father has for the Hurricanes. Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 12 May 2022 See More
Noun
The Bechers were recognized by the New York art world in the early ’70s for the affinity of their deadpan serialism with the aims of Minimalism. Richard B. Woodward, WSJ, 10 Aug. 2022 For Heidi Ratanavanich, that affinity is even stronger. New York Times, 21 July 2022 The Shakers integrated the physical with the spiritual in profound ways, and this is where the crucial affinity lies between them and Yusuke Asai of Japan, Kimsooja of South Korea and Pinaree Sanpitak of Thailand. Chadd Scott, Forbes, 18 July 2022 The affinity between Don Voisine and Ruri Yi is right there in black and white — and their sparing use of color. Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 1 July 2022 But what was previously seen as a quirky choice became, for many, imperative after the financial crisis of 2008, which further expedited the affinity for distressed and weathered clothing, and the return of ’90s grunge. Cassidy George, Vogue, 2 June 2022 If the writing too seldom measures up to the astonishing visual impact, the affinity the director feels for his showman subject is both contagious and exhausting. David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 May 2022 The affinity between Herzog and Onoda is evident on every page of The Twilight World, though to identify the author with his subject too closely would be a mistake. A. O. Scott, The Atlantic, 17 May 2022 Although the elder Brown isn’t pushing his son toward his alma mater, the American Heritage star knows the affinity his father has for the Hurricanes. Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 12 May 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English affinite, borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French affinité, borrowed from Latin affīnitāt-, affīnitās, from affīnis "bordering (on), related by marriage, connected (with)" (from ad- ad- + fīnis "boundary, limit") + -itāt-, -itās -ity — more at final entry 1
First Known Use
Noun
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Adjective
1962, in the meaning defined above
Time Traveler
The first known use of affinity was in the 14th century Phrases Containing affinity
noun
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