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1. affinity
noun. ['əˈfɪnɪti'] (immunology) the attraction between an antigen and an antibody.
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Etymology
- affinité (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
Rhymes with Affinity
- virginity
- vicinity
- infinity
- infiniti
- trinity
How do you pronounce affinity?
Pronounce affinity as əˈfɪnɪti.
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Sentences with affinity
1. Noun, singular or mass
In fact, this affinity for sandy soil is how the plant earned its common name.
Quotes about affinity
1. It is wrong to think that love comes from long companionship and persevering courtship. Love is the offspring of spiritual affinity and unless that affinity is created in a moment, it will not be created for years or even generations.
- Kahlil Gibran
2. Why do we think love is a magician? Because the whole power of magic consists in love. The work of magic is the attraction of one thing by another because of a certain affinity of nature.
- Marsilio Ficino
3. People die from lack of shared empathy and affinity. By establishing social connectedness, we give hope a chance and the other can become heaven. ( "Le ciel c'est l'autre")
- Erik Pevernagie
2. affinity
noun. ['əˈfɪnɪti'] a close connection marked by community of interests or similarity in nature or character.
Etymology
- affinité (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
3. affinity
noun. ['əˈfɪnɪti'] the force attracting atoms to each other and binding them together in a molecule.
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Etymology
- affinité (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
4. affinity
noun. ['əˈfɪnɪti'] (biology) state of relationship between organisms or groups of organisms resulting in resemblance in structure or structural parts.
Etymology
- affinité (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
5. affinity
noun. ['əˈfɪnɪti'] (anthropology) kinship by marriage or adoption; not a blood relationship.
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Etymology
- affinité (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
6. affinity
noun. ['əˈfɪnɪti'] a natural attraction or feeling of kinship.
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Etymology
- affinité (Old French (842-ca. 1400))