Affinity
noun — Plural: Affinities
- 1.
- ~ (for / with somebody / something); ~ (between A and B) (relationship, resemblance, mutual attraction, relationship by marriage, close agreement) ញាតិភាព, ញាតិវង្ស
- 2.
- (បច្ចេកទេស) ពន្ទុភាព, សម្ពន្ធភាពជិតស្និត (ការជាប់សាច់ឈាមតាមរយៈអាពាហ៍ពិពាហ៍)
- 3.
- (ច្បាប់) ញាតិពន្ធ, សាច់ថ្លៃ
Example: Relationship by marriage.
ឧទាហរណ៍៖ ការជាប់សាច់ឈាមតាមរយៈ អាពាហ៍ពិពាហ៍ (ជាសាច់ថ្លៃ) - 4.
- (FIGURATIVE) ភាពដូចគ្នា, ដំណើរទាក់ទងគ្នា, ពន្ធភាព
Example: They share a special affinity.
ENGLISH MEANING
noun — Plural: Affinities
- 1.
- 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.
- 2.
- Kinship generally; close agreement; relation; conformity; resemblance; connection; as, the affinity of sounds, of colors, or of languages.
- 3.
- 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.
- 4.
- A relation between species or higher groups dependent on resemblance in the whole plan of structure, and indicating community of origin.
- 5.
- 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.
- 1.
- attraction, closeness, fondness, liking
- 1.
- Companionship, acquaintance