affinition

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noun

The state or quality of being affined; mental affinity or attraction.

OriginFrench affiner ← Medieval Latin affinare →
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Meanings

nounaffinition (plural affinitions)

plural affinitions

  1. rareThe state or quality of being affined; mental affinity or attraction.

Origin

  1. Medieval Latinaffinare
  2. Frenchaffiner
  3. Englishaffinition

From French affiner, from Medieval Latin affinare, affine + -ition.

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APA

affinition. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/affinition

MLA

“affinition.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/affinition. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “affinition,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/affinition.

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