Affinity is valid Scrabble Word

Definitions for AFFINITY in dictionary:

NOUN:
• a natural attraction or inclination
• a similarity of characteristics suggesting a relationship, especially a resemblance in structure between animals, plants, or languages
• relationship, especially by marriage as opposed to blood ties
• a natural liking for and understanding of someone or something
• the degree to which a substance tends to combine with another
• close connection or liking
• 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.
• Kinship generally; close agreement; relation; conformity; resemblance; connection; as, the affinity of sounds, of colors, or of languages.
• Companionship; acquaintance.
• 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.
• A relation between species or highe/ groups dependent on resemblance in the whole plan of structure, and indicating community of origin.
• 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.
• (immunology) the attraction between an antigen and an antibody
• (anthropology) kinship by marriage or adoption; not a blood relationship
• (biology) state of relationship between organisms or groups of organisms resulting in resemblance in structure or structural parts
• a close connection marked by community of interests or similarity in nature or character
• the force attracting atoms to each other and binding them together in a molecule
• inherent resemblance between persons or things
• a natural attraction or feeling of kinship

Words related to AFFINITY

affinities16 affinitive19

How to use AFFINITY in a sentence

• Affinity in families is thus kept up, as in the feudal system, and the institution seems to be of some importance to the several bands.
• A similar affinity is apparent as regards ideas upon social position and occupation.
• The higher laws of affinity, as applied to the Romanic languages, are also daily more a matter of investigation.
• Their paintings show a remarkable affinity to the style of Picasso and Matisse.
• Unless the resemblance be complete, I rather think they are more disposed to quarrel about the differences, than to allow the merits of the points of affinity.
• In this the affinity of Zeno to Aristotle is plainly seen.
• I cannot see that literary tastes and dissipated habits have any natural affinity.
• To him I accordingly went, mentioned our affinity, and had my claims allowed.
• We are of the same family, by his account, although I do not know the degree of affinity in which we stand to each other.
• A natural affinity, on the side of science, would, he believed, be established between the spirit of Pascal and that of the young mathematician.
• This change can be brought about in a variety of ways, and is undoubtedly effected by the forces of chemical affinity.
• He was looking for it, and it took only a slight jolt to dislodge him from the medical profession and allow the Law of Affinity to do the rest.
• Because they have affinity for each other, the power of life is able to manifest itself, and the organisms of the phenomenal world become possible.
• Therefore, this affinity of the inanimate elements is the cause of life and being.
• Certain elements have gathered and combine in chemical affinity.
• She was dressed in black, and she was still pale, but her eyes and mouth were wholly without affinity to the class of young person whom Henri had expected to see.
• The very antiquity of these huge stone circles suggests an affinity with the revolving years.
• This species appears to have a considerable affinity to the genus named Macrosoma by Dr.
• The affinity, which, though feeble, I am assured by Dr.
• To give perfect expression to thee would probably be the most powerful seal of my love, indeed, being a creation of divine nature, it would prove my affinity to thee.
• Whatever circumstances pave the way, love does not itself appear until a sexual affinity is declared.
• The difference flows from the greater or lesser affinity that happens to exist between expectation and instinct.
• V has a sound of near affinity to that of f, as vain, vanity.
• Surely that fancy contained the germ of the true understanding, of the conceptions of affinity and remembrance.

Similar words containing AFFIN without suffix ity

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