Answer: affinities

AnswerCrossword Clue
affinitiesRelationship, esp. by marriage as opposed to blood ties
affinitiesA spontaneous or natural liking or sympathy for someone or something
affinitiesAFFINITY, nearness (the state of being near (situated within a short distance))
affinitiesA similarity of characteristics suggesting a relationship, esp. a resemblance in structure between animals, plants, or languages
affinitiesThe degree to which a substance tends to combine with another