Literary notes about affinity (AI summary)
The term “affinity” in literature is used to capture a range of natural connections, both tangible and abstract. It describes a magnetic, often almost mystical bond that can empower individuals or illustrate a fundamental resemblance between disparate elements, as when two people discover a latent strength in one another ([1]). It also spans the scientific realm, where affinity can denote the natural tendency of elements or substances to associate—echoing both chemical reactions ([2], [3]) and the kinship found even among languages or rites ([4]). Additionally, writers use the term to highlight subtle resemblances in aesthetics, emotion, or even familial and social ties, thereby enriching the narrative with layers of natural correspondences ([5], [6]).
- Two people with a strong affinity often call into activity in each other a power which neither dreamed he possessed before.
— from Pushing to the Front by Orison Swett Marden - That is to say, that the best conductors are those that have the least affinity for caloric.
— from The Declaration of Independence of the United States of America by Thomas Jefferson - You told us in a preceding lesson that metals had a great affinity for oxygen.
— from The Declaration of Independence of the United States of America by Thomas Jefferson - They wish to prevent our being mixed with them by affinity or consanguinity; that our blood be not mingled with theirs.
— from The History of Rome, Books 01 to 08 by Livy - To have seen the affinity of them to each other and their connection with light, is not a bad basis for a theory of colours.
— from Timaeus by Plato - Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father's brother: neither shalt thou approach to his wife, who is joined to thee by affinity.
— from The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Complete
