affinity

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affinity may be followed by the preposition "with" or "between", and means "close relationship", "mutual attraction" or similarity, as in "the affinity which twins have with each other" and "There was an affinity between the two families who had lost children". In modern usage it is sometimes followed by "for" or "towards", and means "liking", as in "She has an affinity for fair-haired men".