Definition of Affinity

Noun

  • a natural attraction or feeling of kinship
    "an affinity for politics"
    "the mysterious affinity between them"
    "James's affinity with Sam"
  • inherent resemblance between persons or things
  • the force attracting atoms to each other and binding them together in a molecule
    "basic dyes have an affinity for wool and silk"
    - chemical attraction
  • 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"
  • (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"
    - phylogenetic relation
  • (anthropology) kinship by marriage or adoption
    not a blood relationship
  • (immunology) the attraction between an antigen and an antibody
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

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Unscramble affinity

69 unscramble word found using the letters affinity.
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