affinity Meaning & Definition
What Does Affinity Mean?
As a noun, affinity means A natural attraction or feeling of kinship to a person or thing. It is also used to mean A family relationship through marriage of a relative (e.g. sister-in-law), as opposed to consanguinity (e.g. sister).
Affinity at a Glance
| Part of speech | noun |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | //əˈfɪnɪti// |
| Syllables | 1 |
| Synonyms | kinship, chemical attraction and phylogenetic relation |
| Antonyms | cognation, consanguinity and blood kinship |
| Plural | affinities |
Affinity Definition (Noun)
- A natural attraction or feeling of kinship to a person or thing.
- A family relationship through marriage of a relative (e.g. sister-in-law), as opposed to consanguinity (e.g. sister).
- A kinsman or kinswoman of a such relationship; one who is affinal.
- The fact of and manner in which something is related to another.
- Any romantic relationship.
- A love interest; a paramour.
- Any passionate love for something.
- Resemblances between biological populations, suggesting that they have a common origin, type or stock.
- Structural resemblances between minerals; resemblances that suggest that they are of a common origin or type.
- An attractive force between atoms, or groups of atoms, that contributes towards their forming bonds.
- The attraction between an antibody and an antigen
- A tendency to keep a task running on the same processor in a symmetric multiprocessing operating system to reduce the frequency of cache misses.
- An automorphism of affine space.
Noun
- Resemblances between biological populations; resemblances that suggest that they are of a common origin, type or stock.
- Tendency to keep a task running on the same processor in a symmetric multiprocessing operating system to reduce the frequency of cache misses
Synonyms of Affinity
Affinity synonyms and antonyms →Antonyms of Affinity
Affinity in a Sentence
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Word Forms & Grammar
affinity (countable and uncountable, plural affinities)
Words That Rhyme With Affinity
Origin of Affinity
From Middle English affinite, from Old French affinité. Ostensibly equivalent to affine + -ity. See also af-.
How to Pronounce Affinity
You say affinity as //əˈfɪnɪti//. It has 1 syllable.
Affinity: Your Questions Answered
What part of speech is affinity?
Affinity is a noun.
What is another word for affinity?
Words with a similar meaning to affinity include kinship, chemical attraction and phylogenetic relation. See the full list of affinity synonyms and antonyms.
What is the opposite of affinity?
Antonyms of affinity include cognation, consanguinity and blood kinship.
What is the plural of affinity?
The plural of affinity is affinities.