US /əˈfɪnəti/ UK /əˈfɪnəti/
noun

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    a natural attraction, kinship, or close relationship

    She felt a deep affinity with the sea.

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Synonyms
1 noun · a natural attraction,... attractionkinshiprapportsympathyclosenessfondnessliking
Word family
Related forms affineaffinedfinitefinal

Etymology

From Middle English affinite, from Old French afinite, from Latin affinitas ('relationship by marriage'), from affinis ('related, bordering on'), from ad ('to') + finis ('boundary, end').

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