Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - affinity
Affinity
affinity
n. (pl. -ies) 1 (often foll. by between, or disp. to, for) a spontaneous or natural liking for or attraction to a person or thing. 2 relationship, esp. by marriage. 3 resemblance in structure between animals, plants, or languages. 4 a similarity of characters suggesting a relationship. 5 Chem. the tendency of certain substances to combine with others. Etymology: ME f. OF afinit{eacute} f. L affinitas -tatis f. affinis related, lit. bordering on (as AD- + finis border)
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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 relationship by marriage, 2. sympathy marked by community of interest ; kinship, b. an attraction to or liking for something , an attractive force between substances or particles that causes them to enter into and remain in chemical combination, a person especially of the opposite sex having a particular attraction for one, 3. likeness based on relationship or causal connection , a relation between biological groups involving resemblance in structural plan and indicating a common origin, see: attraction ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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