noun Download 🔗Share A natural attraction or feeling of kinship to a person or thing. Examples : "Even though they were very different, the two classmates discovered they had strong affinities for each other because of their shared love of books and video games. " human character mind attitude society soul tendency Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A family relationship through marriage of a relative (e.g. sister-in-law), as opposed to consanguinity (e.g. sister). Examples : "While Mark and Sarah aren't blood relatives, their relationship is considered one of affinities because Sarah is Mark's wife's sister. " family Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A kinsman or kinswoman of a such relationship; one who is affinal. Examples : "Because Sarah married my brother, her parents are now my affinities. " family Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The fact of and manner in which something is related to another. Examples : "The new students quickly discovered their affinities for art and music, leading them to join the same after-school clubs. " aspect Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Any romantic relationship. Examples : "Because the school strictly forbids public displays of affection, students try to keep their affinities subtle. " family human sex Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Any passionate love for something. Examples : "Maria has strong affinities for animals, volunteering at the local shelter every weekend. " emotion attitude character mind Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Resemblances between biological populations; resemblances that suggest that they are of a common origin, type or stock. Examples : "Studying their DNA revealed strong affinities between the bear and dog species, suggesting a shared ancestor. " biology science organism race family type history Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Structural resemblances between minerals; resemblances that suggest that they are of a common origin or type. Examples : "The minerals garnet and olivine, often found together, show strong structural affinities, suggesting they formed under similar high-pressure conditions deep within the Earth. " geology mineral science Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An attractive force between atoms, or groups of atoms, that contributes towards their forming bonds Examples : "The affinities between hydrogen and oxygen atoms explain why water molecules are so stable. " chemistry physics Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The attraction between an antibody and an antigen Examples : "The affinities between the flu vaccine's antibodies and the flu virus are what provide protection against getting sick. " medicine biology biochemistry Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Tendency to keep a task running on the same processor in a symmetric multiprocessing operating system to reduce the frequency of cache misses Examples : ""Due to processor affinities, the video editing software ran faster because the same processor consistently handled its intensive tasks, reducing cache misses." " computing technology system process function electronics Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An automorphism of affine space. Examples : "Because affine transformations preserve parallelism and ratios, the affinities used in computer graphics to skew and scale images ensure that straight lines remain straight. " math space Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading