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A natural attraction or feeling of kinship to a person or thing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: kindred
Antonyms: none provided
A family relationship through marriage of a relative (e.g. sister-in-law), as opposed to consanguinity (e.g. sister).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
A kinsman or kinswoman of a such relationship; one who is affinal.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
The fact of and manner in which something is related to another.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Any romantic relationship.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
A love interest; a paramour.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Any passionate love for something.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Resemblances between biological populations, suggesting that they have a common origin, type or stock.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: biology, natural-sciences, taxonomy
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Structural resemblances between minerals; resemblances that suggest that they are of a common origin or type.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
An attractive force between atoms, or groups of atoms, that contributes towards their forming bonds.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
The attraction between an antibody and an antigen
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: medicine, sciences
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A tendency to keep a task running on the same processor in a symmetric multiprocessing operating system to reduce the frequency of cache misses.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
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An automorphism of affine space.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
a natural attraction or feeling of kinship
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
an affinity for politics the mysterious affinity between them James's affinity with Sam
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: attraction, attractiveness
inherent resemblance between persons or things
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: resemblance
the force attracting atoms to each other and binding them together in a molecule
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
basic dyes have an affinity for wool and silk
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: chemical attraction
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: force
(immunology) the attraction between an antigen and an antibody
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: attraction, attractive force
a close connection marked by community of interests or similarity in nature or character
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
found a natural affinity with the immigrants felt a deep kinship with the other students anthropology's kinship with the humanities
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: kinship
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: relation
Narrower terms: rapport, resonance, sympathy
(biology) state of relationship between organisms or groups of organisms resulting in resemblance in structure or structural parts
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
in anatomical structure prehistoric man shows close affinity with modern humans
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: phylogenetic relation
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: kinship, family relationship, relationship
(anthropology) kinship by marriage or adoption; not a blood relationship
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: consanguinity
Broader terms: kinship, family relationship, relationship
Narrower terms: steprelationship
From Middle English affinite, from Old French affinité. Ostensibly equivalent to affine + -ity. See also af-.
Across languages
Translations 107 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bhojpuri :
आत्मीयता
(ātmīyatā)
— natural attraction or feeling of kinship to a person or thing
Catalan :
afinitat
— natural attraction or feeling of kinship to a person or thing
Chinese Mandarin :
親和力 /亲和力
(qīnhélì)
— natural attraction or feeling of kinship to a person or thing
Danish :
affinitet
— natural attraction or feeling of kinship to a person or thing
Danish :
tilknytning
— natural attraction or feeling of kinship to a person or thing
Dutch :
welgezindheid
— natural attraction or feeling of kinship to a person or thing
Dutch :
affiniteit
— natural attraction or feeling of kinship to a person or thing
Esperanto :
afineco
— natural attraction or feeling of kinship to a person or thing
French :
affinité
— natural attraction or feeling of kinship to a person or thing
German :
Affinität
— natural attraction or feeling of kinship to a person or thing
Hindi :
आत्मीयता
(ātmīytā)
— natural attraction or feeling of kinship to a person or thing
Hungarian :
affinitás
— natural attraction or feeling of kinship to a person or thing
Hungarian :
érzék
— natural attraction or feeling of kinship to a person or thing
Hungarian :
fogékonyság
— natural attraction or feeling of kinship to a person or thing
Indonesian :
afinitas
— natural attraction or feeling of kinship to a person or thing
Japanese :
アフィニティ
(afiniti)
— natural attraction or feeling of kinship to a person or thing
Japanese :
親和性
(shinwasei)
— natural attraction or feeling of kinship to a person or thing
Latin :
affīnitās
— natural attraction or feeling of kinship to a person or thing
Luxembourgish :
Affinitéit
— natural attraction or feeling of kinship to a person or thing
Polish :
bliskość
— natural attraction or feeling of kinship to a person or thing
Portuguese :
afinidade
— natural attraction or feeling of kinship to a person or thing
Romanian :
afinitate
— natural attraction or feeling of kinship to a person or thing
Russian :
бли́зость
(blízostʹ)
— natural attraction or feeling of kinship to a person or thing
Russian :
сродство́
(srodstvó)
— natural attraction or feeling of kinship to a person or thing
Russian :
влече́ние
(vlečénije)
— natural attraction or feeling of kinship to a person or thing
Russian :
тя́га
(tjága)
— natural attraction or feeling of kinship to a person or thing
Russian :
схо́дство
(sxódstvo)
— natural attraction or feeling of kinship to a person or thing
Serbo-Croatian :
afinìtēt
— natural attraction or feeling of kinship to a person or thing
Serbo-Croatian :
sklȍnōst
— natural attraction or feeling of kinship to a person or thing
Spanish :
afinidad
— natural attraction or feeling of kinship to a person or thing
Spanish :
apegamiento
— natural attraction or feeling of kinship to a person or thing
Spanish :
inhesión
— natural attraction or feeling of kinship to a person or thing
Swedish :
affinitet
— natural attraction or feeling of kinship to a person or thing
Turkish :
alaka
— natural attraction or feeling of kinship to a person or thing
Turkish :
ilgi
— natural attraction or feeling of kinship to a person or thing
Catalan :
afinitat
— family relationship through marriage of a relative (e.g. sister-in-law), as opposed to consanguinity
Czech :
švagrovství
— family relationship through marriage of a relative (e.g. sister-in-law), as opposed to consanguinity
Finnish :
lankous
— family relationship through marriage of a relative (e.g. sister-in-law), as opposed to consanguinity
French :
affinité
— family relationship through marriage of a relative (e.g. sister-in-law), as opposed to consanguinity
German :
Verwandtschaft
— family relationship through marriage of a relative (e.g. sister-in-law), as opposed to consanguinity
German :
Schwägerschaft
— family relationship through marriage of a relative (e.g. sister-in-law), as opposed to consanguinity
Hungarian :
sógorság
— family relationship through marriage of a relative (e.g. sister-in-law), as opposed to consanguinity
Irish :
cleamhnas
— family relationship through marriage of a relative (e.g. sister-in-law), as opposed to consanguinity
Polish :
powinowactwo
— family relationship through marriage of a relative (e.g. sister-in-law), as opposed to consanguinity
Polish :
spowinowacenie
— family relationship through marriage of a relative (e.g. sister-in-law), as opposed to consanguinity
Portuguese :
afinidade
— family relationship through marriage of a relative (e.g. sister-in-law), as opposed to consanguinity
Romanian :
afinitate
— family relationship through marriage of a relative (e.g. sister-in-law), as opposed to consanguinity
Russian :
сродство́
(srodstvó)
— family relationship through marriage of a relative (e.g. sister-in-law), as opposed to consanguinity
Russian :
родство́
(rodstvó)
— family relationship through marriage of a relative (e.g. sister-in-law), as opposed to consanguinity
Russian :
свойство́
(svojstvó)
— family relationship through marriage of a relative (e.g. sister-in-law), as opposed to consanguinity
Russian :
ро́дственность
(ródstvennostʹ)
— family relationship through marriage of a relative (e.g. sister-in-law), as opposed to consanguinity
Serbo-Croatian :
srȍdnōst
— family relationship through marriage of a relative (e.g. sister-in-law), as opposed to consanguinity
Serbo-Croatian :
sròdstvo
— family relationship through marriage of a relative (e.g. sister-in-law), as opposed to consanguinity
Swedish :
samhörighet
— family relationship through marriage of a relative (e.g. sister-in-law), as opposed to consanguinity
Turkish :
sıhriyet
— family relationship through marriage of a relative (e.g. sister-in-law), as opposed to consanguinity
Yiddish :
מחותּנישאַפֿט
(mekhutonishaft)
— family relationship through marriage of a relative (e.g. sister-in-law), as opposed to consanguinity
Finnish :
sukulainen
— kinsman or kinswoman of such relationship
Hungarian :
sógor
— kinsman or kinswoman of such relationship
Polish :
powinowactwo
— kinsman or kinswoman of such relationship
Portuguese :
afim
— kinsman or kinswoman of such relationship
Russian :
ро́дственник
(ródstvennik)
— kinsman or kinswoman of such relationship
Russian :
ро́дственница
(ródstvennica)
— kinsman or kinswoman of such relationship
Hungarian :
kapcsolat
— the fact of and manner in which something is related to another
Hungarian :
rokon vonás
— the fact of and manner in which something is related to another
Hungarian :
hasonlóság
— the fact of and manner in which something is related to another
Finnish :
mieltymys
— romantic relationship
Hungarian :
vonzalom
— romantic relationship
Romanian :
afinitate
— romantic relationship
Russian :
влече́ние
(vlečénije)
— romantic relationship
Russian :
увлече́ние
(uvlečénije)
— romantic relationship
Russian :
рома́н
(román)
— romantic relationship
Finnish :
viehtymys
— passionate love for something
Hungarian :
vonzódás
— passionate love for something
Hungarian :
rajongás
— passionate love for something
Portuguese :
afinidade
— passionate love for something
Romanian :
afinitate
— passionate love for something
Russian :
влече́ние
(vlečénije)
— passionate love for something
Russian :
увлече́ние
(uvlečénije)
— passionate love for something
Russian :
тя́га
(tjága)
— passionate love for something
Serbo-Croatian :
afinìtēt
— passionate love for something
Spanish :
afinidad
— passionate love for something
Bulgarian :
афините́т
(afinitét)
— chemistry: attraction between atoms
Catalan :
afinitat
— chemistry: attraction between atoms
Finnish :
affiniteetti
— chemistry: attraction between atoms
French :
affinité
— chemistry: attraction between atoms
German :
Affinität
— chemistry: attraction between atoms
Hungarian :
affinitás
— chemistry: attraction between atoms
Hungarian :
vegyrokonság
— chemistry: attraction between atoms
Indonesian :
afinitas
— chemistry: attraction between atoms
Italian :
affinità
— chemistry: attraction between atoms
Portuguese :
afinidade
— chemistry: attraction between atoms
Russian :
сродство́
(srodstvó)
— chemistry: attraction between atoms
Russian :
аффините́т
(affinitét)
— chemistry: attraction between atoms
Spanish :
afinidad
— chemistry: attraction between atoms
Turkish :
alaka
— chemistry: attraction between atoms
Turkish :
ilgi
— chemistry: attraction between atoms
Bulgarian :
афините́т
(afinitét)
— medicine: attraction between an antibody and an antigen
Finnish :
affiniteetti
— medicine: attraction between an antibody and an antigen
French :
affinité
— medicine: attraction between an antibody and an antigen
German :
Affinität
— medicine: attraction between an antibody and an antigen
Hungarian :
affinitás
— medicine: attraction between an antibody and an antigen
Indonesian :
afinitas
— medicine: attraction between an antibody and an antigen
Italian :
affinità
— medicine: attraction between an antibody and an antigen
Portuguese :
afinidade
— medicine: attraction between an antibody and an antigen
Russian :
сродство́
(srodstvó)
— medicine: attraction between an antibody and an antigen
Russian :
аффините́т
(affinitét)
— medicine: attraction between an antibody and an antigen
Spanish :
afinidad
— medicine: attraction between an antibody and an antigen
