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- [uh-fin-i-tee]
- /əˈfɪn ɪ ti/
- /əˈfɪn.ɪ.ti/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [uh-fin-i-tee]
- /əˈfɪn ɪ ti/
Definitions of affinity word
- singular noun affinity If you have an affinity with someone or something, you feel that you are similar to them or that you know and understand them very well. 3
- countable noun affinity If people or things have an affinity with each other, they are similar in some ways. 3
- noun affinity a natural liking, taste, or inclination towards a person or thing 3
- noun affinity the person or thing so liked 3
- noun affinity a close similarity in appearance or quality; inherent likeness 3
- noun affinity relationship by marriage or by ties other than of blood, as by adoption 3
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Origin of affinity
First appearance:
before 1275 One of the 13% oldest English words
1275-1325; Middle English affinite < Middle French < Latin affīnitās connection by marriage. See affine, -ity
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Parts of speech for Affinity
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
affinity popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
affinity usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for affinity
noun affinity
- weakness — the state or quality of being weak; lack of strength, firmness, vigor, or the like; feebleness.
- closeness — to put (something) in a position to obstruct an entrance, opening, etc.; shut.
- rapport — relation; connection, especially harmonious or sympathetic relation: a teacher trying to establish close rapport with students.
- sympathy — harmony of or agreement in feeling, as between persons or on the part of one person with respect to another.
- fondness — the state or quality of being fond.
Antonyms for affinity
noun affinity
- dislike — to regard with displeasure, antipathy, or aversion: I dislike working. I dislike oysters.
- hate — to dislike intensely or passionately; feel extreme aversion for or extreme hostility toward; detest: to hate the enemy; to hate bigotry.
- hatred — the feeling of one who hates; intense dislike or extreme aversion or hostility.
- dissimilarity — unlikeness; difference.
- unlike — different, dissimilar, or unequal; not alike: They contributed unlike sums to charity.
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