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fondness
The quality of being fond
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  1. The quality of being fond
  2. An inclination; taste
  3. Tender or doting affection
liking
A like; a predilection.
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  1. A like; a predilection.
  2. A feeling of attraction or love; fondness:
  3. Fondness; affection
sympathy
Agreement with or support for an opinion or position:
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  1. Agreement with or support for an opinion or position:
  2. Pity or compassion felt for another's trouble, suffering, etc.
  3. A mutual liking or understanding arising from sameness of feeling
proclivity
A natural propensity or inclination; a predisposition:
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  1. A natural propensity or inclination; a predisposition:
  2. A natural or habitual tendency or inclination, esp. toward something discreditable
kinship
Relationship; close connection
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  1. Relationship; close connection
  2. Connection by heredity, marriage, or adoption; family relationship.
  3. Relationship by nature or character; affinity.
relation
Connection or manner of being connected or related, as in thought, meaning, etc.
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  1. Connection or manner of being connected or related, as in thought, meaning, etc.
  2. A logical or natural association between two or more things; relevance of one to another; connection:
  3. The mutual dealings or connections of persons, groups, or nations in social, business, or diplomatic matters:
relationship
A particular type of connection existing between people related to or having dealings with each other:
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  1. A particular type of connection existing between people related to or having dealings with each other:
  2. A continuing attachment or association between persons, firms, etc., specif., one between lovers
  3. The condition or fact of being related; connection or association.
bond
A force of attraction that holds atoms or ions together in a molecule or crystal. Bonds are usually created by a transfer or sharing of one or more electrons. There are single, double, and triple bonds.
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  1. A force of attraction that holds atoms or ions together in a molecule or crystal. Bonds are usually created by a transfer or sharing of one or more electrons. There are single, double, and triple bonds.
  2. (Finance) An interest-bearing certificate issued by a government or business, promising to pay the holder a specified sum on a specified date: it is a common means of raising capital funds
  3. The union or cohesion brought about by such a substance or agent.
tie
A beam, rod, etc. that connects parts of a building and prevents them from spreading apart
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  1. A beam, rod, etc. that connects parts of a building and prevents them from spreading apart
  2. A string, lace, cord, etc. used to tie things
  3. One of the timbers or slabs of concrete laid across a railroad bed to support the rails.
connection
A person, especially one of influence or importance, with whom one is associated, as by kinship or common interests:
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  1. A person, especially one of influence or importance, with whom one is associated, as by kinship or common interests:
  2. A joining or being joined; coupling; union
  3. A relationship; association
consanguinity
Relationship by blood or by a common ancestor.
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  1. Relationship by blood or by a common ancestor.
  2. Close association; connection
  3. The relationship between people who share a common ancestor. See also degree, heir, and affinity. The relationship between people who share a common ancestor. See also degree, heir, and affinity.
alliance
An allying or being allied; specif., a union or joining, as of families by marriage
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  1. An allying or being allied; specif., a union or joining, as of families by marriage
  2. A formal agreement establishing such an association, especially an international treaty of friendship.
  3. A close association of nations or other groups, formed to advance common interests or causes:
association
A large number of organisms in a specific geographic area constituting a community with one or two dominant species.
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  1. A large number of organisms in a specific geographic area constituting a community with one or two dominant species.
  2. A group of individuals meeting or associated for fellowship or a common purpose. See also freedom of association. A group of individuals meeting or associated for fellowship or a common purpose. See also freedom of association.
  3. An organization of persons having common interests, purposes, etc.; society; league
attachment
A bond, as of affection or loyalty; fond regard.
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  1. A bond, as of affection or loyalty; fond regard.
  2. The seizure or freezing of property by court order while an action is pending so that its ownership can be determined, it can be secured to be sold to satisfy a judgment, or its sale or transfer can be prevented so that any future judgment arising from the action may later be secured or satisfied. See also garnishment and replevin.
  3. In commercial law, the creation of a security interest in property when the debtor agrees to the security, receives value from the secured party, and obtains rights in the property.
union
The 0-10-2 train configuration. Derived from the name of the only U.S. company to use that configuration.
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  1. The 0-10-2 train configuration. Derived from the name of the only U.S. company to use that configuration.
  2. A set whose members belong to at least one of a group of two or more given sets. The union of the sets {1,2,3} and {3,4,5} is the set {1,2,3,4,5}, and the union of the sets {6,7} and {11,12,13} is the set {6,7,11,12,13}. The symbol for union is .
  3. A workhouse maintained by such a union.
propinquity
Similarity in nature.
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  1. Similarity in nature.
  2. Nearness in time or place
  3. Nearness of relationship; kinship
interconnection
Connecting renewable-energy systems to the power grid
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  1. Connecting renewable-energy systems to the power grid
  2. A connection (physical or logical) between multiple things
parentage
Descent or derivation from parents or ancestors; lineage; origin
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  1. Descent or derivation from parents or ancestors; lineage; origin
  2. The state or relationship of being a parent.
  3. The position or relation of a parent; parenthood
fraternity
A group of people with the same beliefs, interests, work, etc.
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  1. A group of people with the same beliefs, interests, work, etc.
  2. The state or quality of being brothers; fraternal relationship or spirit; brotherliness
  3. A group of men (or, sometimes, men and women) joined together by common interests, for fellowship, etc.; specif., a Greek-letter college organization
strain
The tone, tenor, or substance of a verbal utterance or of a particular action or behavior:
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  1. The tone, tenor, or substance of a verbal utterance or of a particular action or behavior:
  2. Change in form or size, or both, resulting from stress or force
  3. (Taxonomy, Genetics) A line of individuals of a certain species or race, differentiated from the main group by certain qualities, often, specif., superior qualities resulting from artificial breeding
lineage
Direct descent from a particular ancestor; ancestry.
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  1. Direct descent from a particular ancestor; ancestry.
  2. The overview or totality of the marriage and blood relationships within a family, including the ancestors and descendants of a particular individual. The overview or totality of the marriage and blood relationships within a family, including the ancestors and descendants of a particular individual.
  3. The descendants of a common ancestor considered to be the founder of the line.
heritage
The rights, burdens, or status resulting from being born in a certain time or place; birthright
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  1. The rights, burdens, or status resulting from being born in a certain time or place; birthright
  2. The status acquired by a person through birth; a birthright:
  3. A domesticated animal or a crop of a traditional breed, usually not widely produced for commercial purposes.
cognation
Relationship by blood, whether through a common female or male descendant, rather than by marriage. Relationship by blood, whether through a common female or male descendant, rather than by marriage.
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  1. Relationship by blood, whether through a common female or male descendant, rather than by marriage. Relationship by blood, whether through a common female or male descendant, rather than by marriage.
  2. Relationship by descent from the same ancestor or source
  3. A cognate relationship
breed
A kind; a sort:
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  1. A kind; a sort:
  2. A kind; sort; type
  3. A group of organisms having common ancestors and certain distinguishable characteristics, especially a group within a species developed by artificial selection and maintained by controlled propagation.
stock
The capital invested in a company or corporation through the buying of shares, each of which entitles the buyer to a share in the ownership and, usually, dividends, voting rights, etc.
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  1. The capital invested in a company or corporation through the buying of shares, each of which entitles the buyer to a share in the ownership and, usually, dividends, voting rights, etc.
  2. A kind of financial security granting rights of ownership in a corporation, such as a claim to a portion of the assets and earnings of the corporation and the right to vote for the board of directors. Stock is issued and traded in units called shares.
  3. The descendants of a common ancestor; a family line, especially of a specified character:
affiliation
An affiliating or being affiliated; connection, as with an organization, club, etc.
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  1. An affiliating or being affiliated; connection, as with an organization, club, etc.
attraction
Power to attract; charm or fascination
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  1. Power to attract; charm or fascination
  2. The gravitational force exerted by one body on another.
  3. The electric or magnetic force exerted by oppositely charged particles, tending to draw or hold the particles together.
magnetism
The branch of physics dealing with magnets and magnetic phenomena; magnetics
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  1. The branch of physics dealing with magnets and magnetic phenomena; magnetics
  2. The class of phenomena exhibited by a magnetic field.
  3. The force produced by a magnetic field.
magnetization
The extent to which an object is magnetized.
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  1. The extent to which an object is magnetized.
  2. The process of making a substance temporarily or permanently magnetic, as by insertion in a magnetic field.
  3. The magnitude of the magnetic strength of a magnetized object.
ionization
(Chemistry, physics) any process that leads to the dissociation of a neutral atom or molecule into charged particles ions; the state of being ionized
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  1. (Chemistry, physics) any process that leads to the dissociation of a neutral atom or molecule into charged particles ions; the state of being ionized
  2. The formation of or separation into ions by heat, electrical discharge, radiation, or chemical reaction.
appetency
(Now Rare) An instinctive tendency; propensity
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  1. (Now Rare) An instinctive tendency; propensity
  2. A natural attraction; affinity
  3. A strong desire; craving; appetite
instability
The quality or condition of being unstable:
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  1. The quality or condition of being unstable:
  2. Lack of determination; irresolution
  3. Tendency to behave or react violently or erratically
susceptibility
The capacity to be affected by deep emotions or strong feelings; sensitivity.
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  1. The capacity to be affected by deep emotions or strong feelings; sensitivity.
  2. A susceptible temperament or disposition; capacity for receiving impressions
  3. (Physics) The ratio of electric or magnetic polarization in a material to the strength of the field producing that polarization
attractivity
The quality or degree of attractive power or influence.
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  1. The quality or degree of attractive power or influence.
chemical-affinity
(Chemistry) All the various attractions between elements and compounds that lead to their reaction.
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  1. (Chemistry) All the various attractions between elements and compounds that lead to their reaction.
valence
(Linguistics) The number and type of arguments that a lexical item, especially a verb, can combine with to make a syntactically well-formed sentence, often along with a description of the categories of those constituents. Intransitive verbs ( appear, arrive ) have a valence of one—the subject; some transitive verbs ( paint, touch ), two—the subject and direct object; other transitive verbs ( ask, give ), three—the subject, direct object, and indirect object.
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  1. (Linguistics) The number and type of arguments that a lexical item, especially a verb, can combine with to make a syntactically well-formed sentence, often along with a description of the categories of those constituents. Intransitive verbs ( appear, arrive ) have a valence of one—the subject; some transitive verbs ( paint, touch ), two—the subject and direct object; other transitive verbs ( ask, give ), three—the subject, direct object, and indirect object.
  2. A whole number that represents the ability of an atom or a group of atoms to combine with other atoms or groups of atoms. The valence is determined by the number of electrons that an atom can lose, add, or share. An atom's valence is positive if its own electrons are used in forming the bond, or negative if another atom's electrons are used. For example, a carbon atom can share four of its electrons with other atoms and therefore has a valence of +4. A sodium atom can receive an electron from another atom and therefore has a valence of −1. (In this book the distinction between positive and negative valences is ignored unless it is relevant.) The valence of an atom generally indicates how many chemical bonds it is capable of forming with other atoms.
  3. (Psychology) The degree of attraction or aversion that an individual feels toward a specific object or event.
likeness
The state, quality, or fact of being like; resemblance.
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  1. The state, quality, or fact of being like; resemblance.
  2. A similar appearance; a semblance.
  3. (The same) form or shape; semblance
resemblance
(Obs.) Characteristic appearance
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  1. (Obs.) Characteristic appearance
  2. Probability; verisimilitude.
  3. The state, fact, or quality of resembling; similarity of appearance, or, sometimes, of character; likeness
correspondence
Communication by the exchange of letters, e-mails, or other forms of written messages.
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  1. Communication by the exchange of letters, e-mails, or other forms of written messages.
  2. The letters received or written
  3. Similarity; analogy
alikeness
(Uncountable) The state or quality of being alike.
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  1. (Uncountable) The state or quality of being alike.
  2. (Countable) The result or product of being alike.
analogy
(Biol.) Similarity in function between parts dissimilar in origin and structure, as the wing of a bird and that of an insect
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  1. (Biol.) Similarity in function between parts dissimilar in origin and structure, as the wing of a bird and that of an insect
  2. Similarity in some respects between things otherwise unlike; partial resemblance
  3. (Biology) Correspondence in function or position between organs of dissimilar evolutionary origin or structure.
comparison
A statement or estimate of similarities and differences.
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  1. A statement or estimate of similarities and differences.
  2. (Grammar) The modification or inflection of an adjective or adverb to denote the positive, comparative, and superlative degrees, as in English, along with the equative degree in certain other languages, such as Irish Gaelic.
  3. A comparing or being compared; estimation of similarities and differences
correspondence
(Countable) An agreement of situations or objects with an expected outcome.
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  1. (Countable) An agreement of situations or objects with an expected outcome.
  2. ​(uncountable) Reciprocal exchange of civilities, especially conversation between persons by means of letters.
  3. Similarity; analogy
likeness
The state, quality, or fact of being like; resemblance.
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  1. The state, quality, or fact of being like; resemblance.
  2. A similar appearance; a semblance.
  3. (The same) form or shape; semblance
parallelism
(Philos.) The doctrine that mind and matter function together synchronously but without any causal interaction
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  1. (Philos.) The doctrine that mind and matter function together synchronously but without any causal interaction
  2. The use of parallel structure in writing
  3. Correspondence or similarity.
resemblance
Probability; verisimilitude.
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  1. Probability; verisimilitude.
  2. The state, fact, or quality of resembling; similarity of appearance, or, sometimes, of character; likeness
  3. A comparison; a simile.
similarity
The state or quality of being similar; resemblance or likeness
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  1. The state or quality of being similar; resemblance or likeness
  2. The quality or condition of being similar; resemblance.
  3. A point, feature, or instance in which things are similar
similitude
(Archaic) One that closely resembles another.
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  1. (Archaic) One that closely resembles another.
  2. (Countable) A way in which two people or things share similitude.
  3. Similarity; likeness; resemblance
uniformity
The absence of alternativism.
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  1. The absence of alternativism.
  2. State, quality, or instance of being uniform
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  • Some people have a natural affinity with children.

  • You have an affinity for jumping off tall things.

  • He had an affinity for opioid receptors and a slow dissociation from them.

  • And as the undefinable essence of the force moving the heavenly bodies, the undefinable essence of the forces of heat and electricity, or of chemical affinity, or of the vital force, forms the content of astronomy, physics, chemistry, botany, zoology, and so on, just in the same way does the force of free will form the content of history.

  • The affinity for the fourth oxygen to bind is approximately 300 times that for the first.

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