a natural liking for or attraction to a person, thing, idea, etc.
a person, thing, idea, etc., for which such a natural liking or attraction is felt.
relationship by marriage or by ties other than those of blood (distinguished from consanguinity).
inherent likeness or agreement; close resemblance or connection.
Biology. the phylogenetic relationship between two organisms or groups of organisms resulting in a resemblance in general plan or structure, or in the essential structural parts.
Chemistry. the force by which atoms are held together in chemical compounds.
adjective
of or relating to persons who share the same interests: to arrange charter flights for opera lovers and other affinity groups.
Origin of affinity
1275–1325; Middle English affinite<Middle French <Latin affīnitās connection by marriage. See affine, -ity
Then I went to San Diego and started my first show at 21 at One America News, which has recently gotten a little bit more popular and some more headlines around it, of course, given the president’s affinity for it.
Full Transcript: Tomi Lahren on ‘The Carlos Watson Show’|Daniel Malloy|August 31, 2020|Ozy
If affinity audiences are floating users whose attention towards your products may falter at times, custom affinity audiences are anchored to your company.
How to use in-market audiences for better search campaigns|Harikrishna Kundariya|August 18, 2020|Search Engine Watch
All those who place ads on Google are allowed to address their affinity audiences through Gmail, video, display, and search efforts.
How to use in-market audiences for better search campaigns|Harikrishna Kundariya|August 18, 2020|Search Engine Watch
This effect “was driven by their intolerance for incongruent comments rather than an elevated affinity for congruent comments,” the researchers wrote.
The Anonymous Culture Cops of the Internet - Facts So Romantic|Jesse Singal|August 12, 2020|Nautilus
While this type of content doesn’t yield a huge amount of income in the short term, it does help to build brand affinity, and ultimately sales, in the long term.
Lessons from lockdown: Four content types that users really engage with|Edward Coram James|July 20, 2020|Search Engine Watch
He can use that affinity to build confidence for a Jacksonian approach to world chaos.
Rick Perry: America’s Next Top Strategist?|James Poulos|September 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
That affinity has to come from somewhere besides just the entertainment value.
DJ Steve Aoki: To Cake or Not To Cake|Steve Aoki|August 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
How did it come to be then that she would feel an affinity for Aurora and start to care for her?
The ‘Maleficent’ Screenwriter Also Wrote ‘The Lion King’ and ‘Beauty and the Beast’|Kevin Fallon|June 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Where does your affinity for long, tracking shots come from?
Alfonso Cuarón On ‘Gravity,’ Creationists, and Bonding with Sandra Bullock Over Divorce|Marlow Stern|February 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
His most famous stories are about boxers and horse racing, but he had an affinity for football, too.
The Night Vince Lombardi Lay Awake Brooding Over a 49-0 Win|W.C. Heinz|January 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And then there's an affinity between us which God certainly manages.
The Landleaguers|Anthony Trollope
Yet this did not arise from any affinity between Blake and the then famous author of The Grave.
William Blake|Charles Gardner
More than this—they may be more than neutralized by undeniable marks of affinity.
The Ethnology of the British Colonies and Dependencies|Robert Gordon Latham
It is found that the influence of different acids on this action is proportional to their specific coefficients of affinity.