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affinity - (anthropology) kinship by marriage or adoption; not a blood relationship |
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blood kinship,
cognation,
consanguinity (anthropology) related by blood
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family relationship,
kinship,
relationship (anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption
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anthropology the social science that studies the origins and social relationships of human beings
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steprelationship a family relationship by virtue of remarriage
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affinity - a close connection marked by community of interests or similarity in nature or character; "found a natural affinity with the immigrants"; "felt a deep kinship with the other students"; "anthropology's kinship with the humanities" |
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kinship |
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relation an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together
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rapport,
resonance a relationship of mutual understanding or trust and agreement between people
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sympathy an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion; "his sympathies were always with the underdog"; "I knew I could count on his understanding"
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affinity - (immunology) the attraction between an antigen and an antibody |
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attraction,
attractive force the quality of arousing interest; being attractive or something that attracts; "her personality held a strange attraction for him"
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immunology the branch of medical science that studies the body's immune system
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affinity - (biology) state of relationship between organisms or groups of organisms resulting in resemblance in structure or structural parts; "in anatomical structure prehistoric man shows close affinity with modern humans" |
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family relationship,
kinship,
relationship (anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption
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biological science,
biology the science that studies living organisms
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affinity - a natural attraction or feeling of kinship; "an affinity for politics"; "the mysterious affinity between them"; "James's affinity with Sam" |
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attraction,
attractiveness the quality of arousing interest; being attractive or something that attracts; "her personality held a strange attraction for him"
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affinity - inherent resemblance between persons or things |
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resemblance similarity in appearance or external or superficial details
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affinity - the force attracting atoms to each other and binding them together in a molecule; "basic dyes have an affinity for wool and silk" |
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force physical energy or intensity; "he hit with all the force he could muster"; "it was destroyed by the strength of the gale"; "a government has not the vitality and forcefulness of a living man"
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