AFFINITY as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a natural attraction or feeling of kinship
   Usage Example(s)
   • an affinity for politics
   • the mysterious affinity between them
   • James’’s affinity with Sam
   Hypernyms(s) affinity is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • attraction (what does attraction mean?)
   • attractiveness (what does attractiveness mean?)
2. Meaning
   • inherent resemblance between persons or things
   Hypernyms(s) affinity is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • resemblance (what does resemblance mean?)
3. Meaning
   • the force attracting atoms to each other and binding them together in a molecule
   Synonym(s)
   • chemical attraction (what does chemical attraction mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • basic dyes have an affinity for wool and silk
   Hypernyms(s) affinity is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • force (what does force mean?)
4. Meaning
   • (immunology) the attraction between an antigen and an antibody
   Hypernyms(s) affinity is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • attraction (what does attraction mean?)
   • attractive force (what does attractive force mean?)
5. Meaning
   • a close connection marked by community of interests or similarity in nature or character
   Synonym(s)
   • kinship (what does kinship mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • found a natural affinity with the immigrants
   • felt a deep kinship with the other students
   • anthropology’’s kinship with the humanities
   Hypernyms(s) affinity is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • relation (what does relation mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • rapport (what does rapport mean?)
   • resonance (what does resonance mean?)
   • sympathy (what does sympathy mean?)
6. Meaning
   • (biology) state of relationship between organisms or groups of organisms resulting in resemblance in structure or structural parts
   Synonym(s)
   • phylogenetic relation (what does phylogenetic relation mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • in anatomical structure prehistoric man shows close affinity with modern humans
   Hypernyms(s) affinity is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • kinship (what does kinship mean?)
   • family relationship (what does family relationship mean?)
   • relationship (what does relationship mean?)
7. Meaning
   • kinship by marriage or adoption
   • not a blood relationship
   Synonym(s)
   • kinship by marriage (what does kinship by marriage mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) affinity is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • kinship (what does kinship mean?)
   • family relationship (what does family relationship mean?)
   • relationship (what does relationship mean?)
   Antonym(s)
   • consanguinity (what does consanguinity mean?)
   • blood kinship (what does blood kinship mean?)
   • cognation (what does cognation mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • steprelationship (what does steprelationship mean?)