Plural of affinity

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Affinities in a sentence

• A “signature” was placed on all things by God to indicate their affinities — but it was hidden, hence the search for arcane knowledge.1997, Chris Horrocks, “Introducing Foucault”, in The Renaissance Episteme, Totem Books, Icon Books, →ISBN, page 67
• The chalcolithic Corded Ware culture of North-Central and Eastern Europe has been found to display archaeological as well as genetic affinities to the penecontemporary Yamnaya horizon of the Pontic–Caspian Steppe.From the entry penecontemporary
• The mineral composition is in accordance with products of shoshonitic and basaltic andesites affinities.2015 October 13, “A Human Deciduous Tooth and New 40Ar/39Ar Dating Results from the Middle Pleistocene Archaeological Site of Isernia La…. From the entry shoshonitic
• The several species of small mammals found at Tagay, such as dormice, talpids and hedgehogs, show close affinities to European taxa.2016 November 16, Hanneke Meijer, “Sunny steppes? A tiny parrot fossil suggests Siberia was once subtropical”, in The Guardian. From the entry talpid
• The closest affinities of the Jubulaceae are with the Lejeuneaceae.1992, Rudolf M[athias] Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, Chicago, Ill.…. From the entry family

Meaning of affinity

1. noun A natural attraction or feeling of kinship to a person or thing.
2. noun A family relationship through marriage of a relative (e.g. sister-in-law), as opposed to consanguinity (e.g. sister).
3. noun A kinsman or kinswoman of a such relationship; one who is affinal.

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Questions about the plural of affinity

What is the plural of affinity?

The plural of affinity is affinities.

Is affinity countable?

Affinity is a countable and uncountable noun.