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10 Language-to-English DictionariesAffinität
Pronunciation / Transliteration: a-fi-ni-tɛːt
"Er hat eine starke Affinität zur modernen Technologie."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A spontaneous or natural liking or sympathy for someone or something.
"She felt a deep affinity for the quiet and creative atmosphere of the coastal town." - 2
A close relationship or similarity between two things based on shared characteristics or structure.
"Scientists discovered a strong chemical affinity between the two elemental compounds."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'affinitas', meaning relationship by marriage or neighborhood, coming from 'affinis' (bordering on, related), composed of 'ad-' (to) and 'finis' (boundary, border). Over centuries, the term shifted from denoting a legal or marital relationship to describing a natural liking, attraction, or structural similarity between things.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Affinity" is said worldwide
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affinité
Transliteration: a-fi-ni-te
"Il existe une grande affinité entre leurs points de vue artistiques."
Affinität
Transliteration: a-fi-ni-tɛːt
"Er hat eine starke Affinität zur modernen Technologie."
affinità
Transliteration: af-fi-ni-ta
"C'è una forte affinità di gusti tra di loro."
afinidad
Transliteration: a-fi-ni-dad
"Sentía una gran afinidad por la música clásica."
afinidade
Transliteration: a-fi-ni-da-de
"Eles têm uma afinidade natural para a pintura."
लगाव
Transliteration: lagāv
"प्रकृति के प्रति उसका गहरा लगाव है।"
亲和力
Transliteration: qīn hé lì
"他对语言学习有着天然的亲和力。"
친밀감
Transliteration: chin-mil-gam
"그는 한국 문화에 대한 강한 친밀감을 느꼈다."
親近感
Transliteration: shinkinkan
"彼女はその芸術家に対して強い親近感を抱いた。"
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