affinity

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1

(noun.) strong feeling that you like/understand sb/sth

ADJ

close, great, natural, real, special, strong

She has a strong affinity for animals and spends most weekends volunteering at the shelter.

natural

She discovered a natural affinity for teaching when she started working with young children.

VERB + AFFINITY

feel, have, share

My grandmother felt a strong affinity for classical music throughout her entire life.

display, show

PREP

~ between

There was a strong affinity between the two musicians who had grown up in the same neighborhood.

~ for

Some children have a natural affinity for music and learn to play instruments easily.

~ towards

Many people develop a strong affinity towards traditional music as they grow older.

~ with

She has always felt a strong affinity with nature and spends weekends hiking in the forest.

2

(noun.) similar quality in two or more people/things

ADJ

close, great

QUANT

degree, level

VERB + AFFINITY

have

Sarah discovered she had a natural affinity for working with children during her volunteer experience at the school.

show

Maria showed a clear affinity for working with children from an early age.

PREP

~ between

I noticed a strong affinity between the two students who both loved writing poetry.

~ with

She has always had a strong affinity with animals, especially dogs and horses.

Definitions

noun

1

A natural attraction or feeling of kinship to a person or thing.

2

A family relationship through marriage of a relative (e.g. sister-in-law), as opposed to consanguinity (e.g. sister).

3

A kinsman or kinswoman of a such relationship; one who is affinal.

4

The fact of and manner in which something is related to another.

There are, of course, certain differences of detail; for example, the placing of the safety valves on the boiler barrel behind the dome, which follows the practice in the Riddles 2-8-0 and 2-10-0 locomotives for the Ministry of Supply; but taken all in all, Britannia's boiler has a closer affinity with the Doncaster designs than with any other.

A “signature” was placed on all things by God to indicate their affinities — but it was hidden, hence the search for arcane knowledge. Knowing was guessing and interpreting, not observing or demonstrating.

5

Any romantic relationship.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a close connection marked by community of interests or simil

kinship

Antonyms

consanguinity
cognation

Idioms & Phrases

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There are, of course, certain differences of detail; for example, the placing of the safety valves on the boiler barrel behind the dome, which follows the practice in the Riddles 2-8-0 and 2-10-0 loco

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02

A “signature” was placed on all things by God to indicate their affinities — but it was hidden, hence the search for arcane knowledge. Knowing was guessing and interpreting, not observing or demonstra

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03

"Cut it short, sis, cut it short," he would growl at her if she started to murmur sweet "coo-coos" to her affinity stationed on the other end of the wire.

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04

This case has an affinity with that one.

Tatoeba · #58987

05

The second is the affinity with environment. By utilizing natural energy and reducing wastes, we have to make houses which harmonize with ecology.

Tatoeba · #276053

06

They feel a strange affinity with each other.

Tatoeba · #307578

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(noun.) strong feeling that you like/understand sb/sth

(noun.) similar quality in two or more people/things

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