From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishaffinityaf‧fin‧i‧ty /əˈfɪnəti/ ●○○ noun (plural affinities) 1 [singular]RELATIONSHIP a strong feeling that you like and understand someone or somethingaffinity with/for/between his remarkable affinity with animals2 LIKE/SIMILAR[countable, uncountable] a close relationship between two things because of qualities or features that they shareaffinity with/between the affinity between Christian and Chinese concepts of the spirit
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affinity• I felt an affinity with him.• Samples are stained with a dye that has an affinity for the proteins.• They seemed so different, yet he sensed an affinity between them.• We have a deep affinity formed through many years of friendship.• Unlike his brother Clarence, he acquired no ready-made affinity which he could exploit when he came of age.• He shared with her a great many affinities and interests and returned her respect.• Venetians feel more affinity with inhabitants of Vienna than with those of Rome.affinity with/for/between• Like a crossword aficionado you developed an affinity with certain compilers - and from Ximenes you stayed well clear!• Each age has an affinity for some frames and an aversion to others.• They may not have an affinity for that.• Three conclusions can be drawn: The three polymerases show slightly different affinities for the same promoter.• Mustard has a special affinity for game, we think, and this recipe Tshowcases the interaction admirably.• This, again, indicates the possibility of a more specific stylistic affinity between these pavements.• Corepressor binding does not cause significant structural change in the protein, though it greatly increases the affinity for the operator.affinity with/between• Perhaps they feel an affinity with its ghosts.• I felt an affinity with him.• Manifestations Gifts A natural affinity with animals and birds.• Sam was a complete countryman, with a pronounced affinity with nature in all its forms.• There is a remarkable affinity between the two religions.• This has some affinity with the Marxist position.• She has a strange affinity with nature and seems most at home by the seashore.• The affinity between the fellow craftsmen at work on great buildings grew closer during the Gothic period.Origin affinity (1300-1400) Old French afinité, from Latin affinitas, from affinis “sharing a border, related by marriage”, from ad- “to” + finis “end, border” 