affinity
[noun]
Synonyms:
- attraction, fondness, inclination, leaning, liking, partiality, rapport, sympathy
- similarity, analogy, closeness, connection, correspondence, kinship, likeness, relationship, resemblance

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Contrasted words: antipathy, aversion, dislike, distaste, repugnance, repellency, repulsion
Related Words: accord

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

af‧fin‧i‧ty /əˈfɪnəti, əˈfɪnɪti/ noun (plural affinities)
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: afinité, from Latin affinitas, from affinis 'sharing a border, related by marriage', from ad- 'to' + finis 'end, border']

1. [singular] a strong feeling that you like and understand someone or something
affinity with/for/between
his remarkable affinity with animals

2. [uncountable and countable] a close relationship between two things because of qualities or features that they share
affinity with/between
the affinity between Christian and Chinese concepts of the spirit

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

affinity
noun
I. strong feeling that you like/understand sb/sth
ADJ. close, great, natural, real, special, strong I felt a great affinity with the people of the Highlands.
natural He has a natural affinity with numbers.
VERB + AFFINITY feel, have, share It's important that you share an affinity with your husband.
display, show
PREP. ~ between an affinity between the two women
~ for Many girls do show an affinity for craft skills.
~ towards Jo feels a great affinity towards Pamela.
~ with an affinity with animals

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

affinity
II. similar quality in two or more people/things
ADJ. close, great
QUANT. degree, level
VERB + AFFINITY have A house design should have some affinity with the surrounding architecture.
show In his poems he showed some affinity with Coleridge.
PREP. ~ between There is a close affinity between these two species.
~ with an affinity with earlier poets

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲