Affinity
nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
in biology, state of relationship between organisms or groups of organisms resulting in resemblance in structure or structural parts
polysemousWordset Dictionary
Senses
Wordset Dictionary
(immunology) the attraction between an antigen and an antibody
Wordset Dictionary
a close connection marked by community of interests or similarity in nature or character
Wordset Dictionary
(anthropology) kinship by marriage or adoption
Wordset Dictionary
a natural attraction or feeling of kinship
Wordset Dictionary
inherent resemblance between persons or things
Wordset Dictionary
the force attracting atoms to each other and binding them together in a molecule
Classifications
Entity Type
Unknown—glossary_import_default_pending_classifier
?unassignedlast reviewed —
Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- chemical attractionkinship
- plural
- Affinities
- possessive
- Affinity's
- pluralpossessive
- Affinities'