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Pronunciation / Transliteration: shinkinkan
"彼女はその芸術家に対して強い親近感を抱いた。"
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). Over centuries, the term evolved from denoting legal and familial relationships to expressing natural attraction, structural resemblance, and chemical or biological compatibility.
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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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