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affectional

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af⋅fec⋅tion⋅al

  [uh-fek-shuh-nl]
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–adjective
relating to or implying affection.
Origin:
1855–60; affection 1 + -al 1

Related forms:
af⋅fec⋅tion⋅al⋅ly, adverb
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af·fec·tion   (ə-fěk'shən)   
n.  

  1. A tender feeling toward another; fondness. See Synonyms at love.

  2. Feeling or emotion. Often used in the plural: an unbalanced state of affections.

  3. A disposition to feel, do, or say; a propensity.

  4. Obsolete Prejudice; partiality.


[Middle English affeccioun, from Old French affection, from Latin affectiō, affectiōn-, from affectus, past participle of afficere, to affect, influence; see affect1.]
af·fec'tion·al adj., af·fec'tion·al·ly adv.
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