affinity.

1. A natural liking or sense of compatibility.

2. A resemblance or connection arising from shared features.

3. The tendency of substances or components to associate or bind.

Use it for

Words that belong together

• feel an affinity
• affinity for music

On the page

She felt an affinity with the unfamiliar landscape.

Usage notes

Primary category: psychology / human behavior. Forms: Countable or uncountable by context; countable singular affinity; plural affinities. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: character, interpretation. Commonness: moderately common.