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affinity
1) a natural attraction or liking; 2) close relationship; 3) similarity of structure; resemblance
He chose to study geology, a discipline in which he would be able to take advantage of his affinity for nature and wilderness.
Related English words: affinitive (having affinity; closely related), affinal (related by marriage), affine (a person related by marriage)
Latin root words: affinis,
affine - neighboring, adjoining; affinitas, affinitatis, f. -
relationship by marriage; finis, finis, finium, m. - end;
pl.: borders, territory |