affinity

As nouns the difference between affinity and obsession

is that affinity is a natural attraction or feeling of kinship to a person or thing while obsession is a compulsive or irrational preoccupation.

As nouns the difference between family and affinity

is that family is a group of people who are closely related to one another (by blood or marriage); for example, a set of parents and their children; an immediate family while affinity is a natural attraction or feeling of kinship to a person or thing.

As an adjective family

is suitable for children and adults.

As nouns the difference between homogeneity and affinity

is that homogeneity is the state or quality of being homogeneous while affinity is a natural attraction or feeling of kinship to a person or thing.

In computing terms the difference between affinity and attachment

is that affinity is tendency to keep a task running on the same processor in a symmetric multiprocessing operating system to reduce the frequency of cache misses while attachment is a file sent along with an email.

As nouns the difference between affinity and attachment

is that affinity is a natural attraction or feeling of kinship to a person or thing while attachment is the act or process of (physically or figuratively) attaching.

Junction is a related term of affinity.

As nouns the difference between junction and affinity

is that junction is the act of joining, or the state of being joined while affinity is a natural attraction or feeling of kinship to a person or thing.

As nouns the difference between recital and affinity

is that recital is the act of reciting the repetition of something that has been memorized; rehearsal while affinity is a natural attraction or feeling of kinship to a person or thing.

As nouns the difference between affiliation and affinity

is that affiliation is the relationship resulting from affiliating one thing with another while affinity is a natural attraction or feeling of kinship to a person or thing.

As nouns the difference between kindred and affinity

is that kindred is distant and close relatives, collectively while affinity is a natural attraction or feeling of kinship to a person or thing.

As an adjective kindred

is of the same nature.

As nouns the difference between affinity and intimacy

is that affinity is a natural attraction or feeling of kinship to a person or thing while intimacy is feeling or atmosphere of closeness and openness towards someone else, not necessarily involving sexuality.

Account is a related term of affinity.

As nouns the difference between account and affinity

is that account is (accounting) a registry of pecuniary transactions; a written or printed statement of business dealings or debts and credits, and also of other things subjected to a reckoning or review while affinity is a natural attraction or feeling of kinship to a person or thing.

As a verb account

is to provide explanation.