affinity
Cross references:
1. consanguinity 2. attraction 3. likeness
af.fin.i.ty \*-'fin-*t-e-\ n [ME affinite, fr. MF or L; MF afinite`, fr. L
affinitas, fr.] affinis bordering on, related by marriage, fr. ad- + finis
end, border 1: relationship by marriage 2a: sympathy marked by community
of interest : KINSHIP 2b: ATTRACTION; esp : an attractive force between
substances or particles that causes them to enter into and remain in
chemical combination 2c: a person esp. of the opposite sex having a
particular attraction 3a: causal connection or relationship : RESEMBLANCE
3b: a relation between biological groups involving resemblance in the whole
plan of structure and indicating community of origin