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  • affinity — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. liking, attraction; relation, similarity.Ant., aversion, disparity. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Natural liking or attraction] Syn. fondness, liking, sympathy, proclivity; see affection 1 , agreement 2 ,… …   English dictionary for students

  • Fleeming Jenkin — Infobox Scientist name = Fleeming Jenkin birth date = 25 March 1833 birth place = death date = 12 June 1885 death place = residence = citizenship = nationality = ethnicity = field = work institutions = alma mater = University of Edinburgh… …   Wikipedia

  • affinity — /euh fin i tee/, n., pl. affinities., adj. n. 1. a natural liking for or attraction to a person, thing, idea, etc. 2. a person, thing, idea, etc., for which such a natural liking or attraction is felt. 3. relationship by marriage or by ties other …   Universalium

  • affinity — /əˈfɪnəti / (say uh finuhtee) noun (plural affinities) 1. (sometimes followed by for or with) a natural liking for, or attraction to, a person or thing. 2. inherent likeness or agreement as between things; close resemblance or connection. 3.… …  

  • affinity — af·fin·i·ty /ə fi nə tē/ n pl ties: relationship by marriage compare consanguinity Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …   Law dictionary

  • predilection — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. partiality, preference, prejudice, bias. See tendency, desire.Ant., dislike. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. partiality, bias, preference, liking; see inclination 1 . See Synonym Study at prejudice . III… …   English dictionary for students

  • affinity — af•fin•i•ty [[t]əˈfɪn ɪ ti[/t]] n. pl. ties, adj. 1) a natural liking for or attraction to a person, thing, idea, etc 2) the object of such liking or attraction 3) soc relationship by marriage or by ties other than those of blood (disting. from… …   From formal English to slang

  • gift — n 1 Gift, present, gratuity, favor, boon, largess are comparable when they denote something, often of value but not necessarily material, given freely to another for his benefit or pleasure. Gift is the most inclusive term, but it is not… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • gift — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old Norse, something given, talent; akin to Old English giefan to give Date: 12th century 1. a notable capacity, talent, or endowment 2. something voluntarily transferred by one person to another without… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Pitambara Peeth — Brief Introduction to Pitambara Peeth: JAI MA PITAMBRA MAI KI Shri Pitambara Peeth is one of the most famous Shakti Peetha of Baglamukhi which was established by Bramhaleen Pujyapaad RashtraGuru Anant Shree Swami Ji Maharaj in 1920s. He also… …   Wikipedia

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