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affinity

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noun

af·​fin·​i·​ty ə-ˈfi-nə-tē How to pronounce affinity (audio)
plural affinities
1
: relationship by marriage
2
a
: sympathy marked by community of interest : kinship
She has an affinity to him because of their common musical interests.
b(1)
: an attraction to or liking for something
people with an affinity to darkness Mark Twain
pork and fennel have a natural affinity for each other Abby Mandel
(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
3
a
: likeness based on relationship or causal connection
found an affinity between the teller of a tale and the craftsman Mary McCarthy
this investigation, with affinities to a case history, a psychoanalysis, a detective story Oliver Sacks
b
: a relation between biological groups involving resemblance in structural plan and indicating a common origin

affinity

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adjective

chemistry : of, relating to, involving, or used in affinity chromatography
The unwanted antibodies are removed in affinity columns, which contain a matrix to which other antibodies have already been allowed to bind … Scientific American
Although affinity labeling was originally developed for the investigation of enzymes, it has also added significantly to the study of the structure of active sites in other systems … Meir Wilchek et al.

Synonyms

Noun

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attraction, affinity, sympathy mean the relationship existing between things or persons that are naturally or involuntarily drawn together.

attraction implies the possession by one thing of a quality that pulls another to it.

felt an attraction to danger

affinity implies a susceptibility or predisposition on the part of the one drawn.

an affinity for mathematics

sympathy implies a reciprocal or natural relation between two things that are both susceptible to the same influence.

two minds in sympathy

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.
Recent Examples on the Web
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

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