Found 3 items, similar to Affinities.
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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: Affinities
Affinity
\Af*fin"i*ty\, n.; pl.
Affinities. [OF. afinit['e],
F. affinit['e], L. affinites, fr. affinis. See
Affined.]
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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.
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Solomon made affinity with Pharaoh. --1 Kings iii.
1.
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2. Kinship generally; close agreement; relation; conformity;
resemblance; connection; as, the affinity of sounds, of
colors, or of languages.
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There is a close affinity between imposture and
credulity. --Sir G. C.
Lewis.
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2. Companionship; acquaintance. [Obs.]
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About forty years past, I began a happy affinity
with William Cranmer. --Burton.
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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.
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5. (Nat. Hist.) A relation between species or higher groups
dependent on resemblance in the whole plan of structure,
and indicating community of origin.
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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.
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