elective affinity (English, noun)
expansion: elective affinity (plural elective affinities)
Senses:
topics: human-sciences
sciences
social-science
sociology
glosses: A process by which two cultural forms (e.g. religious, intellectual, political or economic) having certain similarities or kinships enter into a relationship of reciprocal attraction and influence, and mutual reinforcement.
glosses: The feeling of being attracted to or sympathetic with someone or something.
tags: dated
topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: The tendency of a substance to combine with some specific substances more readily than others.
tags: obsolete
Forms:
form: elective affinities
tags: plural