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"basic dyes have an affinity for wool and silk"nounthe force attracting atoms to each other and binding them together in a molecule
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"found a natural affinity with the immigrants"nouna close connection marked by community of interests or similarity in nature or character
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"in anatomical structure prehistoric man shows close affinity with modern humans"noun(biology) state of relationship between organisms or groups of organisms resulting in resemblance in structure or structural parts
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"an affinity for politics" "the mysterious affinity between them" "James's affinity with Sam"nouna natural attraction or feeling of kinshiptype of:
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noun(anthropology) kinship by marriage or adoption; not a blood relationshipOpposite:type of:
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noun(immunology) the attraction between an antigen and an antibodytype of:
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nouninherent resemblance between persons or thingstype of:
Examples of affinity
- "basic dyes have an affinity for wool and silk"
- "found a natural affinity with the immigrants"
- "in anatomical structure prehistoric man shows close affinity with modern humans"
- "an affinity for politics"
- "the mysterious affinity between them"
- "James's affinity with Sam"