affinity

noun

/əˈfɪnəti/

(plural affinities)

(formal)

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[singular] affinity (for/with somebody/something) | affinity (between A and B) a strong feeling that you understand somebody/something and like them or it synonym rapport
- Sam was born in the country and had a deep affinity with nature.
- Humans have a special affinity for dolphins.
Extra Examples
- He has a natural affinity with numbers.
- His work shows some affinity with current trends in design.
- I felt a great affinity with the people of the Highlands.
- Jo feels a great affinity towards Pamela.
- Many girls do show an affinity for craft skills.
- She felt an affinity with earlier poets.
- It's important that you share an affinity with your husband.
- There was a natural affinity between the two women.
Topics Family and relationshipsc2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- close
- great
- real
- …
… of affinity
- degree
- level
verb + affinity
- feel
- have
- share
- …
preposition
- affinity between
- affinity for
- affinity towards/toward
- …
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[uncountable, countable] affinity (with somebody/something) | affinity (between A and B) a close relationship between two people or things that have similar qualities, structures or features
- There is a close affinity between Italian and Spanish.
Extra Examples
- In his poems he showed some affinity with Coleridge.
- There is a close affinity between these two species.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- close
- great
- real
- …
… of affinity
- degree
- level
verb + affinity
- feel
- have
- share
- …
preposition
- affinity between
- affinity for
- affinity towards/toward
- …
See full entry

Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘relationship by marriage’): via Old French from Latin affinitas, from affinis ‘related’ (literally ‘bordering on’), from ad- ‘to’ + finis ‘border’.

单词	affinity
释义	affinity noun /əˈfɪnəti/ /əˈfɪnəti/ (plural affinities) (formal) jump to other results [singular] affinity (for/with somebody/something) \| affinity (between A and B) a strong feeling that you understand somebody/something and like them or it synonym rapport Sam was born in the country and had a deep affinity with nature. Humans have a special affinity for dolphins. Extra Examples He has a natural affinity with numbers. His work shows some affinity with current trends in design. I felt a great affinity with the people of the Highlands. Jo feels a great affinity towards Pamela. Many girls do show an affinity for craft skills. She felt an affinity with earlier poets. It's important that you share an affinity with your husband. There was a natural affinity between the two women. Topics Family and relationshipsc2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective close great real … … of affinity degree level verb + affinity feel have share … preposition affinity between affinity for affinity towards/toward … See full entry [uncountable, countable] affinity (with somebody/something) \| affinity (between A and B) a close relationship between two people or things that have similar qualities, structures or features There is a close affinity between Italian and Spanish. Extra Examples In his poems he showed some affinity with Coleridge. There is a close affinity between these two species. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective close great real … … of affinity degree level verb + affinity feel have share … preposition affinity between affinity for affinity towards/toward … See full entry Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘relationship by marriage’): via Old French from Latin affinitas, from affinis ‘related’ (literally ‘bordering on’), from ad- ‘to’ + finis ‘border’.
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