affinity
noun
a natural liking for or attraction to a person, thing, idea, etc.
affinities
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pluralof affinity.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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But the non-college-educated voters who have traditionally been his bedrock supporters are facing so much financial strain these days that his cultural affinities, even when they’re somewhat authentic, just don’t cut it.
From Salon ● Jun. 16, 2026
The book instead is interested in the affinities the translators felt for these elusive texts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026
Kurds, while mostly Sunni, share cultural and linguistic affinities with Persians and have historically had less friction with the Iranian state than with fellow Kurds in Iraq and Turkey.
From Barron's ● Mar. 5, 2026
What joined them together, I think, were kind of dark affinities.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 10, 2024
Thus copper sits on top of silver and silver sits on top of gold because of their chemical affinities as metals, while helium, neon, and argon are in a column made up of gases.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
