Relationship by marriage (as between a husband and his wife's blood relations, or between a wife and her husband's blood relations); -- in contradistinction to consanguinity, or relationship by blood; -- followed by with, to, or between.
Kinship generally; close agreement; relation; conformity; resemblance; connection; as, the affinity of sounds, of colors, or of languages.
That attraction which takes place, at an insensible distance, between the heterogeneous particles of bodies, and unites them to form chemical compounds; chemism; chemical or elective affinity or attraction.
A superior spiritual relationship or attraction held to exist sometimes between persons, esp. persons of the opposite sex; also, the man or woman who exerts such psychical or spiritual attraction.
When you are related by marriage, not blood.
an attractive force between substances or particles that causes them to enter into and remain in chemical combination[close window
A chemical attraction or force that causes the atoms of certain elements or compounds to combine with atoms of another element or compound and remain in the combined state.
having an attraction to something as in one person for another or for certain kinds of atoms to form molecules There is no affinity between oil and water affinitive (adj)
the force attracting atoms to each other and binding them together in a molecule; "basic dyes have an affinity for wool and silk"
kinship by marriage or adoption; not a blood relationship
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"
a natural attraction or proclivity, a sense of kinship with something or someone, a strong sense of liking
At this time, it meant relations (or relationship) by marriage.
Related by marriage; family relation from one's spouse's family.
1) An inherent similarity between things; 2) A resemblance or relationship between biological species implying a common origin; 3) A chemical attraction or force that causes the atoms of certain elements to combine with atoms of another element and remain in the combined state.
a strange force that causes certain objects to always be attracted to one another.
A spiritual relationship becoming an impediment to marriage. GodĀparents contract a spiritual affinity with the child through Baptism. In Matrimony, blood relatives of the husband to the second degree of kindred, inclusive, contract this relationship of affinity with the wife. The same applies to blood relatives of the wife in relation to the husband. Between such relatives, dispensation is necessary to permit marriage.
A mutual attraction or innate congeniality.
Natural attraction for, as salt for moisture.
Relationship by marriage (eg, brother-in-law)
The attraction for another substance.
In Canon law, affinity is a relationship arising from the sexual intercourse of a man and a woman, sufficient for the generation of children, whereby the man becomes related to the woman's blood-relatives and the woman to the man's.
In law and in cultural anthropology, affinity, as distinguished from consanguinity, is kinship by marriage. It is the relation which each party to a marriage, the husband and wife, bears to the kindred of the other.
Affinity in terms of sociology, refers to "kinship of spirit", interest and other interpersonal commonalities. Affinity is characterized by high levels of intimacy and sharing, usually in close groups, also known as affinity groups. It differs from affinity in law and canon law which generally refer to the marriage relationship.