Hyphenation of Affinity

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word Affinity? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.

Affin-i-ty

Definitions of Affinity:

1.
(immunology) the attraction between an antigen and an antibody
2.
(anthropology) kinship by marriage or adoption
Not a blood relationship
3.
(biology) state of relationship between organisms or groups of organisms resulting in resemblance in structure or structural parts
In anatomical structure prehistoric man shows close affinity with modern humans
4.
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
5.
The force attracting atoms to each other and binding them together in a molecule
Basic dyes have an affinity for wool and silk
6.
Inherent resemblance between persons or things
7.
A natural attraction or feeling of kinship
An affinity for politics The mysterious affinity between them James's affinity with Sam

Synonyms of Affinity:

nounchemical attraction, force
noun attraction, attractive force
nounkinship by marriage, kinship, family relationship, relationship
nounphylogenetic relation, kinship, family relationship, relationship
noun kinship, relation
noun resemblance
noun attraction, attractiveness

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