Found 3 items, similar to Affinity.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: affinity daya tarik, tertarik
English → English (WordNet) Definition: affinity affinity n 1: the force attracting atoms to each other and binding them together in a molecule; “basic dyes have an affinity for wool and silk” [syn: chemical attraction] 2: (immunology) the attraction between an antigen and an antibody 3: kinship by marriage or adoption; not a blood relationship [syn: kinship by marriage] [ant: consanguinity] 4: (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” [syn: phylogenetic relation ] 5: 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” [syn: kinship] 6: inherent resemblance between persons or things 7: a natural attraction or feeling of kinship; “an affinity for politics”; “the mysterious affinity between them”; “James's affinity with Sam”
English → English (gcide) Definition: Affinity Affinity \Af*fin"i*ty\, n.; pl. Affinities. [OF. afinit['e], F. affinit['e], L. affinites, fr. affinis. See Affined.] [1913 Webster] 1. Relationship by marriage (as between a husband and his wife's blood relations, or between a wife and her husband's blood relations); -- in contradistinction to consanguinity, or relationship by blood; -- followed by with, to, or between. [1913 Webster] Solomon made affinity with Pharaoh. --1 Kings iii. 1. [1913 Webster] 2. Kinship generally; close agreement; relation; conformity; resemblance; connection; as, the affinity of sounds, of colors, or of languages. [1913 Webster] There is a close affinity between imposture and credulity. --Sir G. C. Lewis. [1913 Webster] 2. Companionship; acquaintance. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] About forty years past, I began a happy affinity with William Cranmer. --Burton. [1913 Webster] 4. (Chem.) That attraction which takes place, at an insensible distance, between the heterogeneous particles of bodies, and unites them to form chemical compounds; chemism; chemical or elective affinity or attraction. [1913 Webster] 5. (Nat. Hist.) A relation between species or higher groups dependent on resemblance in the whole plan of structure, and indicating community of origin. [1913 Webster] 6. (Spiritualism) A superior spiritual relationship or attraction held to exist sometimes between persons, esp. persons of the opposite sex; also, the man or woman who exerts such psychical or spiritual attraction. [1913 Webster]