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Affinity

əˈfɪnɪti

Affinity definitions

noun

Inflections:

affinities affinity

a natural liking for and understanding of someone or something

"he had a special affinity with horses"

Synonyms:
empathy rapport sympathy accord harmony like-mindedness relationship bond connection propinquity
- a similarity of characteristics suggesting a relationship, especially a resemblance in structure between animals, plants, or languages
  
  "a semantic affinity between two words"
- relationship, especially by marriage as opposed to blood ties
  
  "the distinction between kinship and affinity is not always clear-cut"
the degree to which a substance tends to combine with another

"the bacterial proteins bind to these molecules with high affinity"