ALL meanings of affinity
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A a - singular noun affinity If you have an affinity with someone or something, you feel that you are similar to them or that you know and understand them very well. 3
- countable noun affinity If people or things have an affinity with each other, they are similar in some ways. 3
- noun affinity a natural liking, taste, or inclination towards a person or thing 3
- noun affinity the person or thing so liked 3
- noun affinity a close similarity in appearance or quality; inherent likeness 3
- noun affinity relationship by marriage or by ties other than of blood, as by adoption 3
- noun affinity similarity in structure, form, etc, between different animals, plants, or languages 3
- noun affinity the tendency for two substances to combine; chemical attraction 3
- noun affinity a measure of the tendency of a chemical reaction to take place expressed in terms of the free energy change 3
- noun affinity a measure of the degree of interaction between two molecules, such as an antigen and antibody or a hormone and its receptor 3
- noun affinity relationship by marriage 3
- noun affinity close relationship; connection 3
- noun affinity similarity of structure, as of species or languages, implying common origin; family resemblance 3
- noun affinity a natural liking or sympathy; esp., a mutual attraction between a man and a woman 3
- noun affinity a person of the opposite sex who especially attracts one 3
- noun affinity the attractive force, of varying strength for various elements, molecules, etc., that causes the atoms of certain elements to combine and stay combined 3
- noun affinity liking, fondness 1
- noun plural affinity a natural liking for or attraction to a person, thing, idea, etc. 1
- noun plural affinity a person, thing, idea, etc., for which such a natural liking or attraction is felt. 1
- noun plural affinity relationship by marriage or by ties other than those of blood (distinguished from consanguinity). 1
- noun plural affinity inherent likeness or agreement; close resemblance or connection. 1
- noun plural affinity 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. 1
- noun plural affinity Chemistry. the force by which atoms are held together in chemical compounds. 1
- adjective affinity of or relating to persons who share the same interests: to arrange charter flights for opera lovers and other affinity groups. 1
- noun affinity A spontaneous or natural liking or sympathy for someone or something. 1
- noun affinity A natural attraction or feeling of kinship to a person or thing. 0
- noun affinity A family relationship through marriage of a relative (e.g. sister-in-law), as opposed to consanguinity. (e.g. sister). 0
- noun affinity A kinsman or kinswoman of such relationship. Affinal kinsman or kinswoman. 0
- noun affinity The fact of and manner in which something is related to another. 0
- noun affinity Any romantic relationship. 0
- noun affinity Any passionate love for something. 0
- noun affinity (taxonomy) resemblances between biological populations; resemblances that suggest that they are of a common origin, type or stock. 0
- noun affinity (geology) structural resemblances between minerals; resemblances that suggest that they are of a common origin or type. 0
- noun affinity (chemistry) An attractive force between atoms, or groups of atoms, that contributes towards their forming bonds. 0
- noun affinity (medicine) The attraction between an antibody and an antigen. 0
- noun affinity (computing) tendency to keep a task running on the same processor in a symmetric multiprocessing operating system to reduce the frequency of cache misses. 0
- noun affinity (geometry) An automorphism of affine space. 0