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Word: affinity (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Noun:

  • A family relationship through marriage of a relative, as opposed to consanguinity. (e.g. sister-in-law).
  • A Affinal kinsman or kinswoman.
  • A natural attraction or feeling of kinship to a person or thing.
  • Any passionate love for something.
  • Any romantic relationship.
  • chemistry An attractive force between atoms, or groups of atoms, that contributes towards their forming bonds
  • The attraction between an antibody and an antigen
  • The fact of and manner in which something is related to another.

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