affinity

n. attraction; closeness; liking; likeness

Affinity may refer to:Chemical affinity - the force of attraction between chemical species.Biochemistry, protein-ligand binding affinityBiology, cell affinity refers to how close a cell group tightly to the surrounding cells.Electron affinityProcessor affinity Affinity (Producer/DJ), John. Records for Broke and Hardcore Beats Recordings.Affinity (BMJ), a publishing partnership programme of the BMJ Publishing Group Ltd for independent journalsAffinity (band), A Jazz/Rock band active in the late 60s and early 70s.Affinity (law), kinship by marriageAffinity (canon law), a relationship arising from the sexual intercourse of a man and a womanAffinity (sociology)Affinity laws, in hydraulics, used to express the relationship between variables involved in pump performanceAffinity (Christian organisation), formerly known as the British Evangelical CouncilAffinity (Fire Emblem), the numerous bonuses units have from sharing support conversations with one another.Affinity (Stargate SG-1), a season 8 episode of Stargate SG-1.Affinity group - small protest or activist groups of 10-30 peopleAffinity Math - A percentage leaning favorable of 1 set of values over another set pertaining to the same item in the set.Affinity, novel by Sarah Waters
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Affinity /af·fin·i·ty/ 1. attraction; a tendency to seek out or unite with another object or substance. 2. [more]Affinity - Community and Resources

Noun
1. the force attracting atoms to each other and binding them together in a molecule; "basic dyes have an affinity for wool and silk"
(synonym) chemical attraction
(hypernym) force
2. (immunology) the attraction between an antigen and an antibody
(hypernym) attraction, attractive force
(classification) immunology
3. kinship by marriage or adoption; not a blood relationship
(synonym) kinship by marriage
(antonym) consanguinity, blood kinship, cognation
(hypernym) kinship, family relationship, relationship
(hyponym) steprelationship
4. (biology) state of relationship between organisms or groups of organisms resulting in resemblance in structure or structural parts; "in anatomical structure prehistoric man shows close affinity with modern humans"
(synonym) phylogenetic relation
(hypernym) kinship, family relationship, relationship
(classification) biology, biological science
5. a close connection marked by community of interests or similarity in nature or character; "found a natural affinity with the immigrants"; "felt a deep kinship with the other students"; "anthropology's kinship with the humanities"
(synonym) kinship
(hypernym) relation
(hyponym) rapport, resonance
6. inherent resemblance between persons or things
(hypernym) resemblance
7. a natural attraction or feeling of kinship; "an affinity for politics"; "the mysterious affinity between them"; "James's affinity with Sam"
(hypernym) attraction, attractiveness

(n.)
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.
  

(n.)
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.
  

(n.)
Kinship generally; close agreement; relation; conformity; resemblance; connection; as, the affinity of sounds, of colors, or of languages.
  

(n.)
Companionship; acquaintance.
  

(n.)
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.
  

(n.)
A relation between species or higher groups dependent on resemblance in the whole plan of structure, and indicating community of origin.