Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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affinity | Yes | No | No | No |
relationship | Yes | No | No | No |
affinity (noun) | relationship (noun) |
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inherent resemblance between persons or things | a relation between people; (`relationship' is often used where `relation' would serve, as in `the relationship between inflation and unemployment', but the preferred usage of `relationship' is for human relations or states of relatedness) |
a natural attraction or feeling of kinship | (anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption |
the force attracting atoms to each other and binding them together in a molecule | a state of connectedness between people (especially an emotional connection) |
(immunology) the attraction between an antigen and an antibody | a state involving mutual dealings between people or parties or countries |
(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 |