affinities

Meanings

Noun

• (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
• the force attracting atoms to each other and binding them together in a molecule
• inherent resemblance between persons or things
• a natural attraction or feeling of kinship
• plural of affinity

Synonyms

affinity, chemical attraction, kinship, phylogenetic relation

Antonyms

consanguinity