Found 1 items, similar to elective affinity.
English → English (gcide) Definition: Elective affinity Elective \E*lect"ive\, a. [Cf. F. ['e]lectif.] 1. Exerting the power of choice; selecting; as, an elective act. [1913 Webster] 2. Pertaining to, or consisting in, choice, or right of choosing; electoral. [1913 Webster] The independent use of their elective franchise. --Bancroft. [1913 Webster] 3. Bestowed or passing by election; as, an elective office. [1913 Webster] Kings of Rome were at first elective; . . . for such are the conditions of an elective kingdom. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] 4. Dependent on choice; that can be refused; as, an elective college course. Opposite of required or mandatory. [1913 Webster +PJC] Elective affinity or Elective attraction (Chem.), a tendency to unite with certain things; chemism. [1913 Webster]