transcription, транскрипция: [ ə-ˈfi-nə-tē ]
noun
( plural -ties )
Etymology: Middle English affinite, from Anglo-French or Latin; Anglo-French affinité, from Latin affinitas, from affinis bordering on, related by marriage, from ad- + finis end, border
Date: 14th century
1. : relationship by marriage
2.
a. : sympathy marked by community of interest : kinship
b.
(1) : an attraction to or liking for something
people with an affinity to darkness — Mark Twain
pork and fennel have a natural affinity for each other — Abby Mandel
(2) : an attractive force between substances or particles that causes them to enter into and remain in chemical combination
c. : a person especially of the opposite sex having a particular attraction for one
3.
a. : likeness based on relationship or causal connection
found an affinity between the teller of a tale and the craftsman — Mary McCarthy
this investigation, with affinities to a case history, a psychoanalysis, a detective story — Oliver Sacks
b. : a relation between biological groups involving resemblance in structural plan and indicating a common origin
Synonyms: see attraction