affinitativeadj.

Brit.

/əˈfɪnᵻtətɪv/, U.S.

/əˈfɪnəˌteɪdɪv/,

/əˈfɪnədədɪv/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin affīnitāt- , affīnitās , -ive suffix.

Etymology: < classical Latin affīnitāt-, affīnitās affinity n. + -ive suffix, after e.g. quantitative adj. Compare earlier affinitatively adv., and also earlier affinitive adj.

Characterized by affinity; of the nature of affinity. In later use: of or relating to affinity (esp. affinity n. 1a).

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > [adjective]

sibeOE

ysibbeOE

belengc1175

sibc1175

kinda1325

by-sybbec1440

evenkinc1450

of kin1486

sibbeda1500

akinc1515

kindred1530

allied1577

affined1586

cousin1590

kin1600

related1650

cognate1827

our1836

affinitative1855

relatival1899

1855 Fraser's Mag. Mar. 333/2 We see an ancient nationality—a nationality affinitative or merely conventional—preparing to fade away.

1857 Daily News 23 Dec. 4/6 The American sect of the Free Lovers call it, we believe ‘an affinitative attraction’—between the widows and spinsters of Britain and the ‘distinguished exiles’ of Poland.

1880 A. Cave & J. S. Banks tr. I. A. Dorner Syst. Christ. Doctr. I. vi. 81 Nonage itself already shows an affinitative bias towards that religion.

1902 Jrnl. Anthropol. Inst. 32 182 (title) Notes on the consanguineous, affinitative, personal, tribal,..and ornithological nomenclature of the Maori race of New Zealand.

1947 Harvard Law Rev. 61 170 The statement might have meant an affinitative rather than a consanguineal aunt and therefore did not imply on its face an incestuous marriage.

2000 A. H. Pasco in L. Spaas Echoes of Narcissus vi. xviii. 257 Virginie had to die..so the author could avoid marrying them to each other and the ensuing consummation of unacceptable affinitative incest.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	affinitative
释义	affinitativeadj. Brit. /əˈfɪnᵻtətɪv/, U.S. /əˈfɪnəˌteɪdɪv/, /əˈfɪnədədɪv/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin affīnitāt- , affīnitās , -ive suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin affīnitāt-, affīnitās affinity n. + -ive suffix, after e.g. quantitative adj. Compare earlier affinitatively adv., and also earlier affinitive adj. Characterized by affinity; of the nature of affinity. In later use: of or relating to affinity (esp. affinity n. 1a). ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > [adjective] sibeOE ysibbeOE belengc1175 sibc1175 kinda1325 by-sybbec1440 evenkinc1450 of kin1486 sibbeda1500 akinc1515 kindred1530 allied1577 affined1586 cousin1590 kin1600 related1650 cognate1827 our1836 affinitative1855 relatival1899 1855 Fraser's Mag. Mar. 333/2 We see an ancient nationality—a nationality affinitative or merely conventional—preparing to fade away. 1857 Daily News 23 Dec. 4/6 The American sect of the Free Lovers call it, we believe ‘an affinitative attraction’—between the widows and spinsters of Britain and the ‘distinguished exiles’ of Poland. 1880 A. Cave & J. S. Banks tr. I. A. Dorner Syst. Christ. Doctr. I. vi. 81 Nonage itself already shows an affinitative bias towards that religion. 1902 Jrnl. Anthropol. Inst. 32 182 (title) Notes on the consanguineous, affinitative, personal, tribal,..and ornithological nomenclature of the Maori race of New Zealand. 1947 Harvard Law Rev. 61 170 The statement might have meant an affinitative rather than a consanguineal aunt and therefore did not imply on its face an incestuous marriage. 2000 A. H. Pasco in L. Spaas Echoes of Narcissus vi. xviii. 257 Virginie had to die..so the author could avoid marrying them to each other and the ensuing consummation of unacceptable affinitative incest. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1855
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