affinity

• (immunology) the attraction between an antigen and an antibody
• (anthropology) kinship by marriage or adoption
• (biology) state of relationship between organisms or groups of organisms resulting in resemblance in structure or structural parts
• a close connection marked by community of interests or similarity in nature or character
• the force attracting atoms to each other and binding them together in a molecule
• inherent resemblance between persons or things
• a natural attraction or feeling of kinship
• Relationship by marriage (as between a husband and his wife´s blood relations, or between a wife and her husband´s blood relations)
• Kinship generally
• Companionship
• That attraction which takes place, at an insensible distance, between the heterogeneous particles of bodies, and unites them to form chemical compounds
• A relation between species or highe/ groups dependent on resemblance in the whole plan of structure, and indicating community of origin
• A superior spiritual relationship or attraction held to exist sometimes between persons, esp. persons of the opposite sex
• Residential area (city, town, village) in the United States of America (USA) in West Virginia

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