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chemistry

chemistry

121 4.5
A natural strong feeling of attraction and connection between two people
  • noun
  • /ˈkɛmɪstri/
  • Informal
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  • There was undeniable chemistry between them during their first date.
  • personal chemistry

Do you have sexual chemistry and best friend chemistry?

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Examples

  • And then sometimes there's real chemistry between two people and you start feeling like it's real.

  • You two have chemistry.

  • We had a good chemistry and we went from there.

  • The chemistry was not there at all.

  • Our chemistry is starting to build.

  • Do you two have good personal chemistry or something in common?

    Academic text (2010)
  • You guys have natural chemistry.

  • There is enough sexual chemistry between them to keep the friendship lively.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • "I've been very pleased with the chemistry that we've developed over these games," Jones said.

    Blog text (4)
  • Though strictly professional, there exists between Jean and Patrick an undeniable chemistry, something far deeper than sexual attraction.

    Fiction book (2000)

Synonyms

affinity
vschemistry
35 5.6

A natural liking for people, things, or ideas

is narrower, focusing on complex emotional attraction between two people
alchemy
vschemistry
7 8.2

A special, difficult to explain quality that makes people work well together

describes the actual emotional and psychological attraction rather than mystery
attunement
vschemistry
1 7.8

A close emotional connection with someone that shows deep understanding

emphasizes complex attraction and psychological bond rather than only harmony
6.1

A good connection between two people that helps them get along

focuses more on deep emotional attraction rather than simple getting along

Antonyms

31 6.5

A strong dislike of something or someone

Being separate from people, things, or contact, for example losing internet

Compounds

organic chemistry
  • Specialized
5 3.7

The study of carbon compounds and how they react

A room where people do chemistry experiments and teach chemistry

A part of a university or college where people teach and study chemistry

physical chemistry
  • Specialized
1 4.8

Study of how chemicals behave and change using physics and math

A part of a university that teaches and studies chemistry

inorganic chemistry
  • Specialized
1 4.2

The study of materials like metals and salts not based on carbon

chemistry laboratory
  • Specialized
3.5

A room for doing experiments with chemicals for teaching or research

4.1

The study of chemicals and how they help grow crops and care for soil

A good connection between two people that helps them get along

nuclear chemistry
  • Specialized
3.8

The study of radioactive materials and reactions in atomic nuclei

surface chemistry
  • Specialized
5.8

The part of science that studies how substances act where two materials meet, like liquid and air

How Strong

chemistry
  • Informal
121 4.5
rapport
42 5.5

Surface Forms

chemistry singular
chemistries plural

Morphology

chemistry = chemist (semi-transparent) = chemist + ry

The form is derived from 'chemist' + '-ry', a clear morphological formation, even though the sense is metaphorical.

Etymology

Chemistry is also used for the special connection between people because it is like a chemical 'reaction', where feelings and actions mix and create a strong result. So when people have good chemistry, they naturally connect and react well together.