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From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary : [ easton ]


  Affinity
     relationship by alliance (2 Chr. 18:1) or by marriage (1 Kings
     3:1). Marriages are prohibited within certain degrees of
     affinity, enumerated Lev. 18:6-17. Consanguinity is relationship
     by blood.

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Affinity \Af*fin"i*ty\, n.; pl. Affinities. [OF. afinit['e],
     F. affinit['e], L. affinites, fr. affinis. See Affined.]
     [1913 Webster]
     1. 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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Solomon made affinity with Pharaoh.   --1 Kings iii.
                                                    1.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Kinship generally; close agreement; relation; conformity;
        resemblance; connection; as, the affinity of sounds, of
        colors, or of languages.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              There is a close affinity between imposture and
              credulity.                            --Sir G. C.
                                                    Lewis.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Companionship; acquaintance. [Obs.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
              About forty years past, I began a happy affinity
              with William Cranmer.                 --Burton.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. (Chem.) 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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     5. (Nat. Hist.) A relation between species or higher groups
        dependent on resemblance in the whole plan of structure,
        and indicating community of origin.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     6. (Spiritualism) 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.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Attraction \At*trac"tion\, n. [L. attractio: cf. F. attraction.]
     1. (Physics) An invisible power in a body by which it draws
        anything to itself; the power in nature acting mutually
        between bodies or ultimate particles, tending to draw them
        together, or to produce their cohesion or combination, and
        conversely resisting separation.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: Attraction is exerted at both sensible and insensible
           distances, and is variously denominated according to
           its qualities or phenomena. Under attraction at
           sensible distances, there are, -- (1.)
  
     Attraction of gravitation, which acts at all distances
        throughout the universe, with a force proportional
        directly to the product of the masses of the bodies and
        inversely to the square of their distances apart. (2.)
  
     Magnetic, diamagnetic, and electrical attraction, each
        of which is limited in its sensible range and is polar in
        its action, a property dependent on the quality or
        condition of matter, and not on its quantity. Under
        attraction at insensible distances, there are, -- (1.)
  
     Adhesive attraction, attraction between surfaces of
        sensible extent, or by the medium of an intervening
        substance. (2.)
  
     Cohesive attraction, attraction between ultimate particles,
        whether like or unlike, and causing simply an aggregation
        or a union of those particles, as in the absorption of
        gases by charcoal, or of oxygen by spongy platinum, or the
        process of solidification or crystallization. The power in
        adhesive attraction is strictly the same as that of
        cohesion. (3.)
  
     Capillary attraction, attraction causing a liquid to rise,
        in capillary tubes or interstices, above its level
        outside, as in very small glass tubes, or a sponge, or any
        porous substance, when one end is inserted in the liquid.
        It is a special case of cohesive attraction. (4.)
  
     Chemical attraction, or
  
     affinity, that peculiar force which causes elementary
        atoms, or groups of atoms, to unite to form molecules.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. The act or property of attracting; the effect of the power
        or operation of attraction. --Newton.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. The power or act of alluring, drawing to, inviting, or
        engaging; an attractive quality; as, the attraction of
        beauty or eloquence.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. That which attracts; an attractive object or feature.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Syn: Allurement; enticement; charm.
          [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Affinity \Af*fin"i*ty\, n.; pl. Affinities. [OF. afinit['e],
     F. affinit['e], L. affinites, fr. affinis. See Affined.]
     1. 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.
  
              Solomon made affinity with Pharaoh.   --1 Kings iii.
                                                    1.
  
     2. Kinship generally; close agreement; relation; conformity;
        resemblance; connection; as, the affinity of sounds, of
        colors, or of languages.
  
              There is a close affinity between imposture and
              credulity.                            --Sir G. C.
                                                    Lewis.
  
     2. Companionship; acquaintance. [Obs.]
  
              About forty years past, I began a happy affinity
              with William Cranmer.                 --Burton.
  
     4. (Chem.) 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.
  
     5. (Nat. Hist.) A relation between species or highe? groups
        dependent on resemblance in the whole plan of structure,
        and indicating community of origin.
  
     6. (Spiritualism) 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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Attraction \At*trac"tion\, n. [L. attractio: cf. F. attraction.]
     1. (Physics) An invisible power in a body by which it draws
        anything to itself; the power in nature acting mutually
        between bodies or ultimate particles, tending to draw them
        together, or to produce their cohesion or combination, and
        conversely resisting separation.
  
     Note: Attraction is exerted at both sensible and insensible
           distances, and is variously denominated according to
           its qualities or phenomena. Under attraction at
           sensible distances, there are, -- (1.)
  
     Attraction of gravitation, which acts at all distances
        throughout the universe, with a force proportional
        directly to the product of the masses of the bodies and
        inversely to the square of their distances apart. (2.)
  
     Magnetic, diamagnetic, and electrical attraction, each
        of which is limited in its sensible range and is polar in
        its action, a property dependent on the quality or
        condition of matter, and not on its quantity. Under
        attraction at insensible distances, there are, -- (1.)
  
     Adhesive attraction, attraction between surfaces of
        sensible extent, or by the medium of an intervening
        substance. (2.)
  
     Cohesive attraction, attraction between ultimate particles,
        whether like or unlike, and causing simply an aggregation
        or a union of those particles, as in the absorption of
        gases by charcoal, or of oxygen by spongy platinum, or the
        process of solidification or crystallization. The power in
        adhesive attraction is strictly the same as that of
        cohesion. (3.)
  
     Capillary attraction, attraction causing a liquid to rise,
        in capillary tubes or interstices, above its level
        outside, as in very small glass tubes, or a sponge, or any
        porous substance, when one end is inserted in the liquid.
        It is a special case of cohesive attraction. (4.)
  
     Chemical attraction, or
  
     affinity, that peculiar force which causes elementary
        atoms, or groups of atoms, to unite to form molecules.
  
     2. The act or property of attracting; the effect of the power
        or operation of attraction. --Newton.
  
     3. The power or act of alluring, drawing to, inviting, or
        engaging; an attractive quality; as, the attraction of
        beauty or eloquence.
  
     4. That which attracts; an attractive object or feature.
  
     Syn: Allurement; enticement; charm.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  affinity
       n 1: the force attracting atoms to each other and binding them
            together in a molecule; "basic dyes have an affinity for
            wool and silk" [syn: chemical attraction]
       2: (immunology) the attraction between an antigen and an
          antibody
       3: kinship by marriage or adoption; not a blood relationship
          [syn: kinship by marriage] [ant: consanguinity]
       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" [syn: phylogenetic
          relation]
       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" [syn: kinship]
       6: inherent resemblance between persons or things
       7: a natural attraction or feeling of kinship; "an affinity for
          politics"; "the mysterious affinity between them";
          "James's affinity with Sam"

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  affinity
     Αγγλικά n.
     1 συμπάθεια
     2 (ετ βιοχημ en) συμβατότητα

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  affinity
     n.
     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.
     5 Any romantic relationship.
     6 A love interest; a paramour.
     7 Any passionate love for something.
     8 (lb en taxonomy) resemblance between biological populations,
  suggesting that they have a common origin, type or stock.
     9 (lb en geology) structure resemblances between minerals;
  resemblances that suggest that they are of a common origin or type.
     10 (lb en chemistry) An attractive force between atoms, or groups of
  atoms, that contributes towards their forming bonds.
     11 (lb en medicine) The attraction between an antibody and an antigen
     12 (lb en computing) A tendency to keep a task running on the same
  processor in a symmetric multiprocessing operating system to reduce the
  frequency of cache misses.
     13 (lb en geometry) An automorphism of affine space.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  affinity
     n.
     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.
     5 Any romantic relationship.
     6 A love interest; a paramour.
     7 Any passionate love for something.
     8 (lb en taxonomy) resemblance between biological populations,
  suggesting that they have a common origin, type or stock.
     9 (lb en geology) structure resemblances between minerals;
  resemblances that suggest that they are of a common origin or type.
     10 (lb en chemistry) An attractive force between atoms, or groups of
  atoms, that contributes towards their forming bonds.
     11 (lb en medicine) The attraction between an antibody and an antigen
     12 (lb en computing) A tendency to keep a task running on the same
  processor in a symmetric multiprocessing operating system to reduce the
  frequency of cache misses.
     13 (lb en geometry) An automorphism of affine space.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  affinity
     n.
     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.
     5 Any romantic relationship.
     6 A love interest; a paramour.
     7 Any passionate love for something.
     8 (lb en taxonomy) resemblance between biological populations,
  suggesting that they have a common origin, type or stock.
     9 (lb en geology) structure resemblances between minerals;
  resemblances that suggest that they are of a common origin or type.
     10 (lb en chemistry) An attractive force between atoms, or groups of
  atoms, that contributes towards their forming bonds.
     11 (lb en medicine) The attraction between an antibody and an antigen
     12 (lb en computing) A tendency to keep a task running on the same
  processor in a symmetric multiprocessing operating system to reduce the
  frequency of cache misses.
     13 (lb en geometry) An automorphism of affine space.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  affinity
     n.
     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.
     5 Any romantic relationship.
     6 A love interest; a paramour.
     7 Any passionate love for something.
     8 (lb en taxonomy) resemblance between biological populations,
  suggesting that they have a common origin, type or stock.
     9 (lb en geology) structure resemblances between minerals;
  resemblances that suggest that they are of a common origin or type.
     10 (lb en chemistry) An attractive force between atoms, or groups of
  atoms, that contributes towards their forming bonds.
     11 (lb en medicine) The attraction between an antibody and an antigen
     12 (lb en computing) A tendency to keep a task running on the same
  processor in a symmetric multiprocessing operating system to reduce the
  frequency of cache misses.
     13 (lb en geometry) An automorphism of affine space.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  affinity
     Englanti n.
     1 mieltymys, kiintymys
     2 (yhteys k=en kemia lääketiede tietotekniikka) affiniteetti
     3 (yhteys kielitiede k=en) kielisukulaisuus
     4 lankous
     5 hengenheimolaisuus

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  affinity
     Engelska n.
     1 frändskap, nära band; släktskap; släktdrag
     2 affinitet, gemenskap, samhörighetskänsla (genom intressen, åsikter
  och känsla)

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  affinity /ɐfˈɪnɪti/
  1. affiniteit
  2. verwantskap, naverwantskap, verwantskapsbetrekking

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Affinity /ɐfˈɪnɪti/
  الانجذاب

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  affinity //əˈfɪnɪti// 
  афините́т 2.
  chemistry: attraction between atoms
   3.
  medicine: attraction between an antibody and an antigen