How to use "affinity" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "affinity" in popular movie and book plots

Dean (Louie Sabatasso) starts the film fresh out of rehab on Venice Beach with no real answer of who to be or where to go except a strange affinity for Coney Island. - Wish You Were Here (2013 film)
Both sisters are in love with Guillermo, and although he feels a greater affinity with Rosaura, with whom he shares interests and hobbies, in the end he preferred Isabel, much more docile and patient, whom he considers his muse. - Alguna vez tendremos alas
Quenton’s small stature, big mouth, and affinity for practical jokes often gets him into trouble with teachers and other students. - Racing the Rain
The victim is a history professor who had little or no affinity with the place. - Finders, Keepers (Saxena novel)
Children are seen in a race competition which is to determine which child has the best affinity with machines to enter the Shocker Youth, the winners being indoctrinated by General Black. - Super Hero Taisen GP: Kamen Rider 3
Later that night, Priya dreams about her mother and talks to her about how they called her a thief, and initially reluctant, she accepts that she did steal the lipstick and how she has an affinity towards pink color and how she enjoys it, and after that, she soon enters a world where her mother is and starts sleepwalking at night. - Zero (2016 film)
Successful American lawyer Robert Hayward (William Holden) is in Kenya because his ex-wife Christine (Capucine) is having some problems with their eleven-year-old daughter Tina (Pamela Franklin), who has a great affinity with Africa, its customs and its wildlife. - The Lion (film)
The story of the film revolves around the affinity between administration, police and underworld. - Encounter (2013 film)
In Australia, Zainab, upon meeting and spending time with Karam, begins to develop feelings of affinity for him and also gets to know that he is a huge fan and adorer of her. - Man-o-Salwa
Looking from a distance, the husky sees them and develops an affinity for the female coonhound. - The Lumber Champ
Using special weapons called AU balls, E-gene holders can call forth AU weapons with an affinity to their assigned historical figure and use it against the invaders. - Nobunagun
Amir has cast aside his Muslim heritage for the sake of his career and serves as Emily's muse, who has an affinity for Islamic artistic traditions. - Disgraced
As she grows up, her affinity for knowledge causes her to take secret classes and study different languages on her own. - People of the Whale
However, along the way, there is an increasing affinity between Bruno and Pablo. - Plan B (2009 film)
When she returns to the school building for her second period she finds out that the Council has sent Thanatos, a vampyre Priestess with an affinity for Death, to report on the situation at the House of Night, much to Neferet's displeasure. - Destined (Cast novel)
Much to everyone else's displeasure, she chooses Aphrodite, when she manifests a new affinity for the Earth. - Chosen (Cast novel)
Stevie Rae, Damien, Shaunee, and Erin each gain an affinity for one element as well. - Marked (novel)
It is difficult for her to fulfill her sexual affinity for masochistic desires with her husband, Pierre Sérizy. - Belle de Jour (novel)
Jazz plays over shots of Black neighborhoods of Chicago, an attempt to demonstrate the affinity between jazz and Black life. - Cry of Jazz
Ganesan impressed by Thondaman's ways, develops an affinity with him and even decides to gives his life for him. - Gowravargal
The next day, the teams learn to combine their Tensou Technique and Modikara abilities (Eri and Mako with air, Ryunoske and Hyde with water, Chiaki and Moune for their affinity with plants, and Agri and Kotoha with their geokinetic powers) and manage to succeed as Alata comes to and assures Ryunosuke that everything would work out. - Tensou Sentai Goseiger vs. Shinkenger: Epic on Ginmaku
The King feels such a strong affinity with the male Pearl that he proposes to make her prince consort. - All's Well, Ends Well 2010
Chuck desperately tries to explain the surreal situation that Jill witnessed, to which Jill responded with curiosity, revealing LaFleur's affinity to puzzles and vague references to safeguard his valuable information. - Chuck Versus the Fat Lady
The third (Michael Gross) constantly talks about his affinity for marijuana, going so far as to say "I've planted marijuana in community gardens across this city," and particularly clashes with Ron (who forced him out of the position years ago) who cheerfully confirms he screwed his predecessor over and otherwise is his usual detached self. - Summer Catalog
Parthiban appears in the very first reel recollecting his travels with a woman whom he had developed an affinity in his teens. - Azhagaana Ponnuthan
His wife Emine does not share his affinity with aviation and feels neglected in their marriage. - The Master (2009 film)
Kumar), referred to as 'Highness' by the community, takes an affinity towards Saamy and Walter and treats them as his own family. - Avan Ivan
Ig returns to the foundry where he finds an affinity with fire (and wine) and delivers a speech to the snakes. - Horns (novel)
However, the act carries with it the penalty of death due to the current Shogun's affinity for dogs. - Samurai Vendetta
As the children grow up, Antonio's wife dreads the idea of her son facing the danger of becoming a bullfighter, particularly inasmuch as Mario has an artistic side to his nature, an affinity for music. - Fiesta (1947 film)
On the way, Dallas discovers an affinity for the New world, electricity, and leads them to the kitchens where the renegades are gathered. - Burned (Cast novel)
Mohinder views the video, where his father explains that a boy born at Coyote Sands, revealed to be Samuel, had a certain affinity to powers that could cause his own powers to increase exponentially if surrounded by other people with abilities. - Brother's Keeper (Heroes)
The inhabitants of the locality detest Jhumur's affinity with Rajat. - Ekjon Jhumur
She instead goes out with the tomcat Big Bill (Alan Reed) When Big Bill dumps Mehitabel, Archy confronts her about her wild ways in general and her affinity for bad boy tomcats in particular. - Shinbone Alley (film)
Their father Hohenheim, a noted and very gifted alchemist, abandoned his family while the boys were still young, and while in Trisha's care they began to show an affinity for alchemy. - Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
Enter Manonmani (Dharini), Jeeva's cousin, who develops affinity towards Anbu. - Pasanga
Several writers have noted Voltaire's personal affinity with the character of Zaïre's father Lusignan, who like Voltaire had suffered imprisonment and exile. - Zaïre (play)
Tallahassee mentions he misses his puppy that was killed by zombies, as well as his affinity for Twinkies, which he actively tries to find. - Zombieland
” In the book, she cites long passages from Spinoza, the longest quotes that appear anywhere in her novels; it seems that she felt an affinity with the Dutch philosopher's amoral conception of the world. - Near to the Wild Heart
He had a strong affinity for drinking and smoking. - Barack Obama assassination plot in Tennessee
Even as she gets admission in an engineering college in Pune, Jothi and Thamizharasi develop affinity for each other. - Aval Peyar Thamizharasi
Meantime, Vijay meets Vedha (Sheila) and after a few meetings, both of them develop an affinity towards each other. - Vedha
Chelsea somehow finds herself falling for a red head, even though she doesn't exactly have an affinity for men of that hair color. - Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea
Isherwood, an established author with works such as The Berlin Stories, which helped inspire much of Cabaret, helped Bachardy discover and develop his affinity for drawing and painting as he became a renowned portrait painter during the second half of the 20th century to the present. - Chris & Don
While Elika stays with the Ahura, leading the resistance against Ahriman, the Prince departs in search of the king of The City of New Dawn, in the hope that he can summon Ormazd, due to his affinity for the remnants of Ormazd's power. - Prince of Persia: The Fallen King
Together the trilogy makes for a brilliant virtuoso fugue on the concepts of predator/prey, the affinity between detectives and killers, and the greater morality of what a true survivalist might be like, at the top of his game. - The Butcher's Boy
Nyx appears to tell them that she still loves Aphrodite, that she was only safekeeping the Earth affinity for Stevie Rae, and that she reverted to human because her own humanity was too strong. - Untamed (Cast novel)
Karoshi/Macrocorp has designed a program to keep the human masses under its sway by exploiting their affinity with popular culture. - Cyberella
Holmes reveals himself to be a great eccentric, with an affinity for certain addictive drugs (a nod to the literary Sherlock Holmes' experience with cocaine). - The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It
Much to the surprise of the rescue team, no Earthmen are to be found — only Martians, who have a great affinity for the English language. - Dark They Were, and Golden-Eyed
The film posits that Hitler's affinity for Greek and Roman antiquity is also expressed in his insistence of a totalizing strategy of war. - The Architecture of Doom
Sharon confronts Conway about his apparent affinity for Grace, and requests that she be made the next patient to be experimented upon. - The Unearthly
Their relationship begins to break down, and Rose attempts suicide, however May and Joe discover an affinity for each other which develops into a friendship. - The Home Song Stories
First he recruits Top Dog (Alan Tam), so called because of his affinity with (and ability to speak to) dogs. - Lucky Stars Go Places
One day, he encounters a German officer who is curious about his affinity for animals and tells him that the moose is known as The Ogre to the local peasants before telling him to return to the camp and to stop visiting the cabin. - The Ogre (1996 film)
The 'Girl' of the title is Nell Tiscowitz (Otto), a struggling actress with an affinity for horses. - The Girl Who Came Late
Brad, meanwhile, lands himself in a difficult position when his classmates pressure him on his affinity for Japan, whose colonization efforts he supports as a means to modernize Asia. - We've Never Been Licked
Meanwhile, Ramya's mother (Revathy) ends up in hospital and Krishna comes to the help of the family and eventually develops an affinity for Ramya which turns into romance. - Kanda Naal Mudhal
The story focuses on a young Native American girl who has a deep affinity for wild horses. - The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses
After this incident, Anjali develops an affinity toward Annamalai, still believing him to be the man who cheated her cleverly. - Naan Avanillai (2007 film)
From this encounter Cal picks up an STD, but this is an unusual one: it turns its victims into "peeps"—parasite positives—raving cannibalistic monsters with unusual strength, night vision, heightened senses, and an affinity with rats. - Peeps (novel)
Pearl immediately feels an affinity towards Christina since both girls have been on the receiving end of Mimi’s mean pranks. - White Lady (film)
who has an affinity with nature and a distaste for city life. - Marcovaldo
His enduring affinity with the Medieval world in which he met her is expressed by a decision to convert to Catholicism. - Three Hearts and Three Lions
When he is not busy with mundane tasks, Shef finds himself aiding the village blacksmith, where he develops his talents as well as an affinity for invention. - The Hammer and the Cross
Eventually, Hikaru finds out the locations where paranormal phenomena are occurring are related and interacting because of their affinity with the five elements. - Otogi Zoshi (anime)
She feels less affinity with the sisters than did her recently deceased husband, who set up a fund in gratitude. - Dark Habits
While eating at a McWuncler's, a parody of McDonald's (where King guiltily admits to having an affinity for the McRib), Huey convinces him that the two of them should start a political party, although King is insistent that Huey should get Oprah Winfrey to do so instead. - Return of the King (The Boondocks)
Caught between her fear of his terrible power and her growing affinity towards him, Mina pleads with the vampire not to make her love him unless he truly loves her ("Please Don't Make Me Love You"). - Dracula, the Musical
Both characters are strong and stubborn, and discover an affection and affinity for each other. - Helen with a High Hand
Meanwhile, Earhart says that as much as she admires Voyager and yearns to learn to pilot it, she and the other 37s feel a stronger affinity to the people on the planet and they will all be staying. - The 37's
The plot yields a straight line of slope -K, where K is the affinity constant for ligand binding. - Scatchard equation
Julia and Hugo set off to find Boris and upon his recovery an affinity is formed between girl and horse. - The White Horses
Although neither understand it, there is a strange affinity between this old man - who has lost his daughter - and the young boy who never knew his mother. - Boy Called Twist
The military officer corps and social elites despise Eva's common roots and affinity for the poor. - Evita (1996 film)
Rochester and Jane find an affinity for each other and fall in love. - Jane Eyre (1996 film)
Shephard's affinity with the caveman grows to the degree that he begins to defend the caveman's right to be considered a human being and not a scientific specimen. - Iceman (1984 film)
Then Jimmy's affinity with animals brings into his life 'Lucky' the dog. - The Circus Series
Atsuko Kagami is a childlike, arrogant elementary school girl who has an affinity for mirrors. - Himitsu no Akko-chan
Fuchsia, who has a great affinity to the large area of long-abandoned attic space she has had all to herself, is at first appalled and outraged by his entry. - Titus Groan
He strikes up a friendship with a wealthy pupil, Tom Hewett, after discovering their common affinity for opera. - Match Point
Observing Ayla's affinity with horses and wolves, Mamut begins to introduce her into the ranks of the Mamuti (mystics). - The Mammoth Hunters
This leads to his affinity with Malik (Ajay Devgan), the leader of the gang. - Company (film)
Eddie goes back to jail in a prison outside of Jacksonville, but becomes friends with another dimwitted inmate who shares the same affinity for crude jokes as Eddie does. - Big Trouble (2002 film)
Willard is a meek social misfit who later develops a strange affinity for rats. - Willard (1971 film)
However, dr Biber, spotting Gerald's dolphin shirt, appeals to his affinity for dolphins and convinces him to undergo "dolphinoplasty", surgically altering his appearance to resemble that of a dolphin. - Mr. Garrison's Fancy New Vagina
Neri - the title character - is a young girl with an affinity for water, super-human strength, the ability to swim long distances, and super-human lung capacity. - Ocean Girl
Bobby, also having an affinity for animals, becomes friends with the old man and aids him in his task. - All the Little Animals
Gunnar, who has kept himself and his family alive using druidic techniques taught by his brother Justen, sends his son Lerris (who is unaware of his father's history and his own magical potential) to Candar to undertake a rite of passage commonly administered to dissatisfied individuals living in Recluce, especially those who have an affinity or ability for either order or chaos. - The Saga of Recluce
They believe themselves to be immortal, as they use affinity to transfer their memories and personality into clone bodies to avoid death, in much the same way as Edenists (although the Kiint reveal that souls are different from "memory constructs", and that therefore they actually died every time their old bodies were destroyed, with their souls moving on). - The Naked God
Despite the turbulence, Eleanor feels a tentative affinity to Hill House. - The Haunting (1963 film)
Ace follows soon afterwards, hunted down by a Cheetah Person on horseback, which seems to have a hunting affinity with the curious cat. - Survival (Doctor Who)
It was created by the strictly Christian Kulu Kingdom, but when its founder Prince Michael Saldana chose to also accept affinity gene implants and have them inherited by his children, Tranquillity was excommunicated by the Kingdom and its leaders disinherited. - The Reality Dysfunction
Normally disembodied, it has an affinity for plastic, and is able to animate humanoid facsimiles made from that material, known as Autons. - Spearhead from Space
In their next appearance, The Dalek Invasion of Earth, they had found a way around this restriction—they sported small satellite-type dishes to receive power transmissions, and subsequently the design incorporated power-panel slats around the midsection (though an affinity for static was occasionally referenced in future serials, such as The Power of the Daleks, and the plot of Death to the Daleks required an explanation that for basic movement they now utilised telekinesis). - The Daleks
During this mission, Steve's loyalties become further conflicted between his affinity with the Mutes and his birth allegiance to the Federation, and he begins a risky attempt to play both sides against the middle whilst he looks for a way to escape his enemies on both sides. - The Amtrak Wars
This part of the novel concerns Pontius Pilate's trial of Yeshua Ha-Notsri, his recognition of an affinity with, and spiritual need for, Yeshua and his reluctant but resigned submission to Yeshua's execution. - The Master and Margarita
She has an affinity towards the spring and once wished that it would stay spring forever. - Kanon (visual novel)
Due to the nature of relativistic travel (see twin paradox), the twin who remained behind ages faster and eventually the affinity between them is weakened to the point that they can no longer communicate easily. - Time for the Stars
Each character is outfitted with an innate Element affinity and three unique special abilities that are learned over time. - Chrono Cross

Example sentences for "affinity" in interesting articles

This has an impact on the tech scene as well and one of the starkest patterns I saw outsourcing there was their strong affinity to PHP. - Lessons from Outsourcing to India, China and the Philippines
On the flip side, in the US, the majority of people who study and/or work in the IT and programming industry are people that have an interest and natural affinity for the area. - Why I Will Never Feel Threatened by Programmers in India
It has a special affinity for the cells lining the blood vessels, particularly in the liver. - The Ebola Wars
A translation needed? For a book that is itself a translation from the murderous tyrant King James most likely? Laughable. I have an affinity for divinity; but a gullible dupe I am not! How ’bout we develop our personal discernment and direct connection to the good side of the force and some common sense. - The War on Cash
The Arabs, too, felt an affinity for the Soviet officer class's contempt for ordinary soldiers and the Soviet military hierarchy's distrust of a well-developed, well-appreciated, well-rewarded NCO corps. Arab political culture is based on a high degree of social stratification, very much like that of the defunct Soviet Union and very much unlike the upwardly mobile, meritocratic, democratic United States. - Why Arabs Lose Wars (1999)
We as humans may be heedlessly fearless but we never seem to have much of an affinity for poop of any kind on a grand scale. - Warning signs for the year 10,000
Germans in particular developed a special affinity for the Commodore brand, one that was virtually free of the home-computer/business-computer dichotomy that Commodore twisted themselves into knots trying to navigate in the United States. - The 68000 Wars, Part 4: Rock Lobster
While surveys may suggest low affinity on the Left for Ingroup/loyalty, Authority/respect, and Purity/sanctity, I’m going to contend that this is EXACTLY what you are encountering in episodes like the one you describe. * INGROUP: To be outside the consensus is to be ostracized. - The Yale Problem Begins in High School
This was later echoed by Mark Zuckerberg who said that Facebook became a company in spite of his intentions - it got so much momentum behind it that it was going to happen whether he kept going with it or not. In fact there was a palpable undercurrent of exasperation from a number of the speakers who had probably seen, heard about, or been pitched by one too many fresh-faced college students with billion-dollar ideas and an odd affinity for ramen noodles, hoodies, and caffeine. - Do Not Start A Startup: Or, What I Learned At Startup School 2011
Files were even kept on schoolchildren: "Wears Western clothes", "exhibits affinity for punk music", "demonstrates pacifist attitudes".Mutual evaluation, judgment, criticism and self-critique were omnipresent. - East Germany thrived on snitching lovers, fickle friends and envious schoolkids
When you think and behave like a citizen you feel able to create change," she says.Why do lenses increase the risk of AK? Contact lens wear causes minor corneal abrasions, which is the key initial step for Acanthamoeba infection Contact lenses serve as a vehicle for the harbouring, transmission and delivery of microorganisms to the eye - Acanthamoeba has a high affinity for contact lens surfaces Source: Journal of Optometry (2009)Meanwhile Ekkeshis, now 36, has had to adapt to her impaired sight."You do things to help cope day to day. - Blinded after applying contact lenses with wet hands

Meaning of "affinity" in English

a natural attraction or feeling of kinship
Examples
- the mysterious affinity between them
- James's affinity with Sam
inherent resemblance between persons or things
the force attracting atoms to each other and binding them together in a molecule
(immunology) the attraction between an antigen and an antibody
a close connection marked by community of interests or similarity in nature or character
Examples
- felt a deep kinship with the other students
- anthropology's kinship with the humanities
(biology) state of relationship between organisms or groups of organisms resulting in resemblance in structure or structural parts
(anthropology) kinship by marriage or adoption; not a blood relationship

Meaning of "affinity" in Hindi

सम्बन्ध ( Sambandh)
रिश्तेदारी ( Rishtedari, rishtedaaree)
विवाह द्वारा सम्बन्ध ( Vivah dvara sambandh, vivah dvaaraa sambandh, wiwah dwara sambandh)
सम्बन्ध
बन्धुत्व ( Bandhutv, bandhutw)
सादृश्य ( Sadrishy, saadrishy)
समानता ( Samanata, samanataa)
संबंध ( Sanbandh)
आकर्षण ( Aakarshan)
अपनापन ( Apanapan, apanaapan)
सम्बन्ध करना ( Sambandh karana, sambandh karanaa)
मिलनसारिता ( Milanasarita, milanasaaritaa)
सम्बन्ध निकटमता ( Sambandh nikatamata, sambandh nikatamataa)

Synonyms of "affinity"

chemical attraction
phylogenetic relation
kinship

Antonyms of "affinity"

consanguinity
cognation
blood kinship

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