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affinities definition
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Grep of noun affinity affinity Overview of noun affinity The noun affinity has 7 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (4) affinity, chemical attraction -- (the force attracting atoms to each other and binding them together in a molecule: "basic dyes have an affinity for wool and silk") 2. (1) affinity -- ((immunology) the attraction between an antigen and an antibody) 3. affinity, kinship by marriage -- (kinship by marriage or adoption; not a blood relationship) 4. affinity, phylogenetic relation -- ((biology) state of relationship between organisms or groups of organisms resulting in resemblance in structure or structural parts: "in anatomical structure prehistoric man shows close affinity with modern humans") 5. affinity, kinship -- (a close connection marked by community of interests or similarity in nature or character: "found a natural affinity with the immigrants"; "felt a deep kinship with the other students"; "anthropology's kinship with the humanities") 6. affinity -- (inherent resemblance between persons or things) 7. affinity -- (a natural attraction or feeling of kinship: "an affinity for politics"; "the mysterious affinity between them"; "James's affinity with Sam") Overview of noun affinity The noun affinity has 7 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (4) affinity, chemical attraction -- (the force attracting atoms to each other and binding them together in a molecule: "basic dyes have an affinity for wool and silk") 2. (1) affinity -- ((immunology) the attraction between an antigen and an antibody) 3. affinity, kinship by marriage -- (kinship by marriage or adoption; not a blood relationship) 4. affinity, phylogenetic relation -- ((biology) state of relationship between organisms or groups of organisms resulting in resemblance in structure or structural parts: "in anatomical structure prehistoric man shows close affinity with modern humans") 5. affinity, kinship -- (a close connection marked by community of interests or similarity in nature or character: "found a natural affinity with the immigrants"; "felt a deep kinship with the other students"; "anthropology's kinship with the humanities") 6. affinity -- (inherent resemblance between persons or things) 7. affinity -- (a natural attraction or feeling of kinship: "an affinity for politics"; "the mysterious affinity between them"; "James's affinity with Sam")
affinities definition
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