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And I definitely have an affinity with the piano.
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Meaning of "affinity" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD AFFINITY

Via Old French from Latin affīnitāt- connected by marriage, from affīnis bordering on, related.
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PRONUNCIATION OF AFFINITY

affinity  [əˈfɪnɪtɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF AFFINITY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Affinity is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES AFFINITY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of affinity in the English dictionary

The first definition of affinity in the dictionary is foll by with or for a natural liking, taste, or inclination towards a person or thing. Other definition of affinity is the person or thing so liked. Affinity is also a close similarity in appearance or quality; inherent likeness.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH AFFINITY


alkalinity
ˌælkəˈlɪnɪtɪ
asininity
ˌæsɪˈnɪnɪtɪ
concinnity
kənˈsɪnɪtɪ
consanguinity
ˌkɒnsæŋˈɡwɪnɪtɪ
crystallinity
ˌkrɪstəˈlɪnɪtɪ
divinity
dɪˈvɪnɪtɪ
exsanguinity
ˌɪksæŋˈɡwɪnɪtɪ
felinity
fɪˈlɪnɪtɪ
femininity
ˌfɛmɪˈnɪnɪtɪ
feminity
fɛˈmɪnɪtɪ
infinity
ɪnˈfɪnɪtɪ
Latinity
ləˈtɪnɪtɪ
masculinity
ˌmæskjʊˈlɪnɪtɪ
peregrinity
ˌpɛrɪˈɡrɪnɪtɪ
salinity
səˈlɪnɪtɪ
sanguinity
sæŋˈɡwɪnɪtɪ
saturninity
ˌsætəˈnɪnɪtɪ
trinity
ˈtrɪnɪtɪ
vicinity
vɪˈsɪnɪtɪ
virginity
vəˈdʒɪnɪtɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE AFFINITY

affiliate
affiliated
affiliation
affiliation order
affiliation proceedings
affinal
affine
affined
affinities
affinitive
affinity card
affirm
affirmable
affirmance
affirmant
affirmation
affirmative
affirmative action
affirmatively
affirmatory

WORDS THAT END LIKE AFFINITY

aminity
aquilinity
Blessed Trinity
bovinity
caninity
chlorinity
clandestinity
community
convicinity
electron affinity
equinity
Holy Trinity
humanity
hypersalinity
inquilinity
opportunity
saccharinity
the divinity
unity
vanity

Synonyms and antonyms of affinity in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «AFFINITY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «affinity» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of affinity

Translation of «affinity» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF AFFINITY

Find out the translation of affinity to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of affinity from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «affinity» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

亲切感
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

afinidad
570 millions of speakers

English

affinity
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

आत्मीयता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تقارب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

сродство
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

afinidade
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সম্বন্ধ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

affinité
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pertalian
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Verbundenheit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

親近感
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

친근감
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Afinitas
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

mối quan hệ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இணக்கத்தை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

आत्मीयता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ilgi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

affinità
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

powinowactwo
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

спорідненість
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

afinitate
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

συγγένεια
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

affiniteit
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

affinitet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

affinitet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of affinity

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «AFFINITY»

The term «affinity» is very widely used and occupies the 15.118 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «AFFINITY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «affinity» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «affinity» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about affinity

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10 QUOTES WITH «AFFINITY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word affinity.
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Dario Argento
The process of writing and directing drives you to such extremes that it's natural to feel an affinity with insanity. I approach that madness as something dangerous, and I'm afraid, but also I want to go to it, to see what's there, to embrace it. I don't know why, but I'm drawn.
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Paddy Ashdown
Maybe it's legitimate criticism, though it can be hurtful. Maybe I haven't paid sufficient attention to the people with whom I would have a natural affinity as a liberal, and they feel let down by that.
3
Scott Bakula
I've always had an affinity for lawyers. My dad is a lawyer. He's retired now. My brother is a lawyer.
4
Kevin Barry
I have always felt a special affinity with V. S. Pritchett. He worked from the ear, primarily, as I do, and he was an all-rounder, writing short stories, novels, memoir, travelogue, critical biography. He lived to be almost 100, and he never stopped, and his work is unified by a great generosity of spirit.
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Foxy Brown
I devoted my career to building an affinity with my fans who have supported me unflinchingly and no barbed wire fence or prison wall will stop that.
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Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
Love is the affinity which links and draws together the elements of the world... Love, in fact, is the agent of universal synthesis.
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Jonathan Coe
The writer I feel the most affinity with - you said you felt my books are 19th century novels, I think they're 18th century novels - is Fielding, Henry Fielding, he's the guy who does it for me.
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Jim Coleman
And I definitely have an affinity with the piano.
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Ron Conway
The tech community is a closely knit group, which is why it's so powerful. All of these companies have an affinity for each other, even if they compete with each other.
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Randy Couture
I started wrestling at ten. I played a lot of other sports: soccer, football. I really enjoyed skiing. But wrestling just took off for me. It seemed to be the sport I had an affinity for; I liked the individual, combative nature. There's something special about that. It took me all the places I wanted to go.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «AFFINITY»

Discover the use of affinity in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to affinity and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Affinity
Visiting a grim Victorian London prison as part of rehabilitative charity work, upper-class suicide survivor Margaret Prior is drawn into the world of enigmatic spiritualist and inmate Selina Dawes and is persuaded to help her escape.
Sarah Waters, 2002
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Affinity
This is gripping, astute fiction that feeds the mind and senses.”—The Seattle Times An upper-class woman recovering from a suicide attempt, Margaret Prior has begun visiting the women’s ward of Millbank prison, Victorian London’s ...
Sarah Waters, 2002
3
Affinity
Now you know why you are drawn to me - why your flesh comes creeping to mine, and what it comes for.
Sarah Waters, 2011
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The Affinity Bridge
Get ready to follow dazzling young writer George Mann to a London unlike any you’ve ever seen and into an adventure you will never forget.
George Mann, 2014
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Affinity
Plagued by disturbing nightmares, Quent Wilcox, an all-around normal college student, starts to slowly lose his memory and begins to gain the memory of a dark individual who has otherworldly powers, which plunge him into a world of danger ...
J. N. Williamson, 2001
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Immobilized affinity ligand techniques
This book is a practical guide to the preparation and use of immobilized affinity ligands for purification, catalysis, and analysis.
Greg T. Hermanson, A. Krishna Mallia, Paul Keith Smith, 1992
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Handbook of Affinity Chromatography, Second Edition
This essential handbook guides investigators in the theory, applications, and practical use of affinity chromatography in a variety of fields including biotechnology, biochemistry, molecular biology, analytical chemistry, proteomics, ...
David S. Hage, Jack Cazes, 2005
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Who Is My Neighbor?: Social Affinity in a Modern World
Points the way toward a world in which we might feel more connected to and responsible for each other.
James A. Vela-McConnell, 1999
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Affinity Chromatography: Practical and Theoretical Aspects
Beginning with the historical background of affinity chromatography, this single-source volume discusses matrix supports and the insertion of spacers ... the chemical and physicochemical features of the adsorption and elution step ... ...
P. Mohr, 1985
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Affinity Biosensors: Techniques and Protocols
Affinity Biosensors: Protocols and Techniques is a major new work that describes how affinity biosensors are developed, constructed, and applied across the widest range of biological research.
Kim Rogers, Ashok Mulchandani, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «AFFINITY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term affinity is used in the context of the following news items.
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G8 Education says lower Affinity Education bid reflects poor …
G8 chairman Jenny Hutson said the childcare company's takeover bid for Affinity Education makes sense for both sets of shareholders. «The Australian Financial Review, Jul 15»
2
State of Origin 2015: Corey Parker finds affinity with Michael Ennis
A fiery exchange with Blues forward David Klemmer put Corey Parker in the spotlight after Game II but there's one NSW player that the Maroons ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
3
G8 Education launches Affinity bid
G8, in a scrip-based bid, is offering one of its own shares for every 4.61 Affinity securities at a 29.6 per cent premium to its last close of 54c, ... «Herald Sun, Jul 15»
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Childcare operator G8 lobs $160m bid for Affinity
A LOW-BALL takeover bid by Gold Coast childcare operator G8 Education for its smaller rival, Affinity Education, could trigger a bidding war for ... «Courier Mail, Jul 15»
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The Finished Version of Affinity Photo is Coming & Yes, You Should …
Affinity Photo went into beta, and what we found inside was something really special. Everyone was excited, heck we got on the hype train. «Resource Magazine, Jul 15»
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G8 steps up childcare sector expansion with bid for Affinity
G8, in a scrip-based bid, is offering one of its own shares for every 4.61 Affinity securities at a 29.6 per cent premium to its last close of 54c, ... «The Australian, Jul 15»
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Burst water main: Major incident declared as water shortage continues
A statement issued by suppliers Affinity Water said that technicians had been able to partially restore water at the Egham works by installing a ... «Get Surrey, Jul 15»
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Flop Affinity
new-coke A new product's prospects can be assessed by studying people with an affinity for failed products, reports Daniel Akst in The Wall ... «The Hub Magazine, Jul 15»
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Bracknell residents set to be without water due to burst main
The Affinity Water main at Egham water treatment works burst in the morning and teams on site are working to cut out the pipe and establish the ... «getreading, Jul 15»
10
Affinity Education investors spit the dummy
Childcare provider Affinity Education's earnings update and “positive” operational outlook today looks like it was meant to be as soothing as ... «The Australian, Jul 15»

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