| NOUN | phenomenon | affinity | (immunology) the attraction between an antigen and an antibody |
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| relation | affinity | (anthropology) kinship by marriage or adoption | |
| relation | affinity, phylogenetic relation | (biology) state of relationship between organisms or groups of organisms resulting in resemblance in structure or structural parts | |
| relation | affinity, kinship | a close connection marked by community of interests or similarity in nature or character | |
| phenomenon | affinity, chemical attraction | the force attracting atoms to each other and binding them together in a molecule | |
| attribute | affinity | inherent resemblance between persons or things | |
| attribute | affinity | a natural attraction or feeling of kinship |
| Sounds | ahfih'nahtiy; ahfih'nihtiy | |
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| Rhymes | ability ... zloty: 638 rhymes with tiy... | |
| Meaning | (immunology) the attraction between an antigen and an antibody. | |
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| Category | immunology | The branch of medical science that studies the body's immune system |
| Broader | attraction, attractive force | The force by which one object attracts another |
| Spanish | afinidad | |
| Catalan | afinitat | |
| Meaning | (anthropology) kinship by marriage or adoption; not a blood relationship. | |
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| Category | anthropology | The social science that studies the origins / origins and social relationships of human beings |
| Narrower | steprelationship | A family relationship by virtue of remarriage |
| Broader | kinship, family relationship, relationship | (anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption |
| Opposite | consanguinity, blood kinship, cognation | (anthropology) related by blood |
| Spanish | afinidad | |
| Adjectives | affine | (anthropology) related by marriage |
| Meaning | (biology) state of relationship between organisms or groups of organisms resulting in resemblance in structure or structural parts. | |
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| Example | "in anatomical structure prehistoric man shows close affinity with modern humans" | |
| Synonym | phylogenetic relation | |
| Category | biology, biological science | The science that studies living organisms |
| Broader | kinship, family relationship, relationship | (anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption |
| Meaning | A close connection marked by community of interests or similarity in nature or character. | |
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| Example | "found a natural affinity with the immigrants" | |
| Synonym | kinship | |
| Narrower | rapport, resonance | A relationship of mutual understanding or trust and agreement between people |
| sympathy | A relation of affinity or harmony between people | |
| Broader | relation | An abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together |
| Spanish | afinidad, relación | |
| Catalan | afinitat | |
| Meaning | The force attracting atoms to each other and binding them together in a molecule. | |
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| Example | "basic dyes have an affinity for wool and silk" | |
| Synonym | chemical attraction | |
| Broader | force | (physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity |
| Spanish | afinidad | |
| Catalan | afinitat | |
| Meaning | inherent resemblance between persons or things. | |
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| Broader | resemblance | similarity in appearance or external or superficial details |
| Spanish | afinidad, aire, parecido | |
| Catalan | aire, semblant | |
| Meaning | A natural attraction or feeling of kinship. | |
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| Broader | attraction, attractiveness | The quality of arousing interest |
| Spanish | afinidad | |
| Catalan | afinitat | |
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