affinity
a natural liking for or attraction to a person, thing, idea, etc.
a person, thing, idea, etc., for which such a natural liking or attraction is felt.
relationship by marriage or by ties other than those of blood (distinguished from consanguinity).
inherent likeness or agreement; close resemblance or connection.
Biology. the phylogenetic relationship between two organisms or groups of organisms resulting in a resemblance in general plan or structure, or in the essential structural parts.
Chemistry. the force by which atoms are held together in chemical compounds.
of or relating to persons who share the same interests:to arrange charter flights for opera lovers and other affinity groups.
Origin of affinity
1Other words for affinity
Opposites for affinity
Other words from affinity
- non·af·fin·i·ty, noun, plural non·af·fin·i·ties, adjective
Words that may be confused with affinity
- affinity , infinity
Words Nearby affinity
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How to use affinity in a sentence
Then I went to San Diego and started my first show at 21 at One America News, which has recently gotten a little bit more popular and some more headlines around it, of course, given the president’s affinity for it.
If affinity audiences are floating users whose attention towards your products may falter at times, custom affinity audiences are anchored to your company.
How to use in-market audiences for better search campaigns | Harikrishna Kundariya | August 18, 2020 | Search Engine WatchAll those who place ads on Google are allowed to address their affinity audiences through Gmail, video, display, and search efforts.
How to use in-market audiences for better search campaigns | Harikrishna Kundariya | August 18, 2020 | Search Engine WatchThis effect “was driven by their intolerance for incongruent comments rather than an elevated affinity for congruent comments,” the researchers wrote.
The Anonymous Culture Cops of the Internet - Facts So Romantic | Jesse Singal | August 12, 2020 | NautilusWhile this type of content doesn’t yield a huge amount of income in the short term, it does help to build brand affinity, and ultimately sales, in the long term.
Lessons from lockdown: Four content types that users really engage with | Edward Coram James | July 20, 2020 | Search Engine Watch
He can use that affinity to build confidence for a Jacksonian approach to world chaos.
That affinity has to come from somewhere besides just the entertainment value.
How did it come to be then that she would feel an affinity for Aurora and start to care for her?
The ‘Maleficent’ Screenwriter Also Wrote ‘The Lion King’ and ‘Beauty and the Beast’ | Kevin Fallon | June 1, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWhere does your affinity for long, tracking shots come from?
Alfonso Cuarón On ‘Gravity,’ Creationists, and Bonding with Sandra Bullock Over Divorce | Marlow Stern | February 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTJokes aside, the folksy, blunt-talking Republican had a real affinity and passion for the issue.
The Anguish of Alan Simpson, Tragic Hero of Immigration Reform | Eleanor Clift | January 31, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIs there to be some mysterious affinity between chewing and the revolutions, especially the social revolutions of the future?
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce | E. R. Billings.I don't doubt you will find more than one affinity if you are awakening; that is merely the mating instinct.
Ancestors | Gertrude AthertonThe striking resemblance of Kingia, in caudex and leaves, to Xanthorrhoea, cannot fail to suggest its affinity to that genus also.
Yet we are told that heat, motion, electricity and chemical affinity are the causes of mental and moral action.
Gospel Philosophy | J. H. WardIn none of these particulars does man stand quite alone; in all of them an affinity with the lower animals exists.
Man And His Ancestor | Charles Morris
British Dictionary definitions for affinity
/ (əˈfɪnɪtɪ) /
(foll by 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
chem
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: Symbol: A
biology a measure of the degree of interaction between two molecules, such as an antigen and antibody or a hormone and its receptor
Origin of affinity
1Derived forms of affinity
- affinitive, adjective
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Scientific definitions for affinity
[ ə-fĭn′ĭ-tē ]
A relationship or resemblance in structure between species that suggests a common origin.
An attraction or force between particles that causes them to combine, as the attraction between an antigen and an antibody.
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