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Affinities
- noun - (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; "in anatomical structure prehistoric man shows close affinity with modern humans"
- (immunology) the attraction between an antigen and an antibody
- a close connection marked by community of interests or similarity in nature or character; "found a natural affinity with the immigrants"; "felt a deep kinship with the other students"; "anthropology's kinship with the humanities"
- a natural attraction or feeling of kinship; "an affinity for politics"; "the mysterious affinity between them"; "James's affinity with Sam"
- inherent resemblance between persons or things
- the force attracting atoms to each other and binding them together in a molecule; "basic dyes have an affinity for wool and silk"
Affinitive
- - Closely connected, as by affinity.
Affirmable
- adjective - capable of being affirmed or asserted; "a quality affirmable of every member of the family"
Affirmance
- - Confirmation; ratification; confirmation of a voidable act.
Affixation
- noun - formation of a word by means of an affix
- the act of attaching or affixing something
- the result of adding an affix to a root word
Afflicting
- verb - cause great unhappiness for; distress; "she was afflicted by the death of her parents"
- cause physical pain or suffering in; "afflict with the plague"
Affliction
- noun - a cause of great suffering and distress
- a condition of suffering or distress due to ill health
- a state of great suffering and distress due to adversity
- Affliction is a 1997 American neo-noir crime drama directed and written by Paul Schrader. Based on the 1989 novel of the same name by Russell Banks, the film stars Nick Nolte, Sissy Spacek, James Coburn, and Willem Dafoe.
Afflictive
- adjective - causing misery or pain or distress; "it was a sore trial to him"; "the painful process of growing up"
Affluences
- noun - abundant wealth; "they studied forerunners of richness or poverty"; "the richness all around unsettled him for he had expected to find poverty"