Affinity and Bias

Affinity

Affinity noun - A habitual attraction to some activity or thing.
Usage example: always had an affinity for nurturing living things

Bias and affinity are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Bias" instead a noun "Affinity".

Nearby Word: affinal

Bias

Bias noun - A habitual attraction to some activity or thing.
Usage example: from her youth she revealed a strong bias toward a life of the mind

Affinity and bias are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Affinity" instead a noun "Bias".

Nearby Words: biased, biassed, biasing, biasness

How words are described

natural natural affinity natural bias
specific specific affinity specific bias
certain certain affinity certain bias
strong strong affinity strong bias
Other adjectives: definite, real, unnatural, innate, inherent, personal, apparent, negative, racial.
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