af ‧ fin ‧ i ‧ ty /əˈfɪnəti, əˈfɪnɪti/ BrE AmE noun ( plural affinities )
[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: afinité , from Latin affinitas , from affinis 'sharing a border, related by marriage' , from ad- 'to' + finis 'end, border' ]
1 . [singular] a strong feeling that you like and understand someone or something
affinity with/for/between
his remarkable affinity with animals
2 . [uncountable and countable] a close relationship between two things because of qualities or features that they share
affinity with/between
the affinity between Christian and Chinese concepts of the spirit