affinitive

[uh-fin-i-tiv]

af·fin·i·tive

[uh-fin-i-tiv]
adjective
characterized by affinity; closely related or associated.

Origin:
1645–55; affinit(y) + -ive

non·af·fin·i·tive, adjective
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Affinitive is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
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affinity (əˈfɪnɪtɪ)
 
n (foll by with or for) , pl -ties
1.  a natural liking, taste, or inclination towards a person or thing
2.  the person or thing so liked
3.  a close similarity in appearance or quality; inherent likeness
4.  Compare consanguinity relationship by marriage or by ties other than of blood, as by adoption
5.  similarity in structure, form, etc, between different animals, plants, or languages
6.  chem
 a.  the tendency for two substances to combine; chemical attraction
 b.  A a measure of the tendency of a chemical reaction to take place expressed in terms of the free energy change
7.  biology a measure of the degree of interaction between two molecules, such as an antigen and antibody or a hormone and its receptor
 
[C14: via Old French from Latin affīnitāt- connected by marriage, from affīnis bordering on, related]
 
af'finitive
 
adj

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