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affinity definition

affinity


 
  Grep  of  noun  affinity 
  affinity 
 
  Overview  of  noun  affinity 
 
  The  noun  affinity  has  7  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (4)  affinity,  chemical  attraction  --  (the  force  attracting  atoms  to  each  other  and  binding  them  together  in  a  molecule:  "basic  dyes  have  an  affinity  for  wool  and  silk") 
  2.  (1)  affinity  --  ((immunology)  the  attraction  between  an  antigen  and  an  antibody) 
  3.  affinity,  kinship  by  marriage  --  (kinship  by  marriage  or  adoption;  not  a  blood  relationship) 
  4.  affinity,  phylogenetic  relation  --  ((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") 
  5.  affinity,  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") 
  6.  affinity  --  (inherent  resemblance  between  persons  or  things) 
  7.  affinity  --  (a  natural  attraction  or  feeling  of  kinship:  "an  affinity  for  politics";  "the  mysterious  affinity  between  them";  "James's  affinity  with  Sam") 
 
  Overview  of  noun  affinity 
 
  The  noun  affinity  has  7  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (4)  affinity,  chemical  attraction  --  (the  force  attracting  atoms  to  each  other  and  binding  them  together  in  a  molecule:  "basic  dyes  have  an  affinity  for  wool  and  silk") 
  2.  (1)  affinity  --  ((immunology)  the  attraction  between  an  antigen  and  an  antibody) 
  3.  affinity,  kinship  by  marriage  --  (kinship  by  marriage  or  adoption;  not  a  blood  relationship) 
  4.  affinity,  phylogenetic  relation  --  ((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") 
  5.  affinity,  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") 
  6.  affinity  --  (inherent  resemblance  between  persons  or  things) 
  7.  affinity  --  (a  natural  attraction  or  feeling  of  kinship:  "an  affinity  for  politics";  "the  mysterious  affinity  between  them";  "James's  affinity  with  Sam") 



affinity definition