affinity (əˈfɪnɪtɪ
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Definitions
noun
- with or for a natural liking, taste, or inclination towards a person or thing
- the person or thing so liked
- a close similarity in appearance or quality; inherent likeness
- relationship by marriage or by ties other than of blood, as by adoption Compare consanguinity
- similarity in structure, form, etc, between different animals, plants, or languages
- chemistry
- the tendency for two substances to combine; chemical attraction
- a measure of the tendency of a chemical reaction to take place expressed in terms of the free energy change
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- biology a measure of the degree of interaction between two molecules, such as an antigen and antibody or a hormone and its receptor
Alternative Forms
afˈfinitive adjective Word Origin
C14: via Old French from Latin affīnitāt- connected by marriage, from affīnis bordering on, related
Synonyms
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similarity,
relationship,
relation,
connection,
alliance,
correspondence,
analogy,
resemblance,
closeness,
likeness,
compatibility,
kinship,
