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affinity vs kinship

kinship vs affinity

affinity and kinship both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
affinity Yes No No No
kinship Yes No No No
As nouns, kinship is a hypernym of affinity; that is, kinship is a word with a broader meaning than affinity:
  • affinity: (anthropology) kinship by marriage or adoption; not a blood relationship
  • kinship: (anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption
Other hypernyms of affinity include family relationship, relationship.
As nouns, kinship is a hypernym of affinity; that is, kinship is a word with a broader meaning than affinity:
  • affinity: (biology) state of relationship between organisms or groups of organisms resulting in resemblance in structure or structural parts
  • kinship: (anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption
Other hypernyms of affinity include family relationship, relationship.
As nouns, affinity and kinship are synonyms defined as:
  • affinity and kinship: a close connection marked by community of interests or similarity in nature or character
affinity (noun) kinship (noun)
inherent resemblance between persons or things (anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption
a natural attraction or feeling of kinship a close connection marked by community of interests or similarity in nature or character
the force attracting atoms to each other and binding them together in a molecule
(immunology) the attraction between an antigen and an antibody
(anthropology) kinship by marriage or adoption; not a blood relationship
(biology) state of relationship between organisms or groups of organisms resulting in resemblance in structure or structural parts
a close connection marked by community of interests or similarity in nature or character
Difference between affinity and kinship

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