affinity

«affinity» in Mova's school dictionary: A natural liking for or feeling of understanding with… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (affinity, affinities)

meaning for a pupil

1) A natural liking for or feeling of understanding with someone or something. tree →

2) A close likeness or connection between things. tree →

3) (science) A tendency of substances to join or react with each other. tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday and story use, a person «has an affinity for» animals or music. In science, chemicals have an affinity. Phrases: «an affinity for/with», «feel an affinity».

examples

• She has a real affinity for horses. tree →
• I felt an affinity with the lonely boy in the book. tree →
• There is an affinity between the two languages. tree →
• Water has an affinity for salt, which dissolves in it. tree →
• He had an affinity with numbers from a young age. tree →
• The two artists share an affinity of style. tree →

note

Countable and uncountable; usually «affinity for» or «affinity with». Formal, but common in writing. Do not confuse with «infinity».

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «affinity» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.