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affection
1[ uh-fek-shuhn ]
noun
- fond attachment, devotion, or love:
the affection of a parent for an only child.
Synonyms: friendliness, friendship, fondness, amity, liking
Antonyms: dislike
- Often affections.
- the emotional realm of love:
a place in his affections.
- Pathology. a disease, or the condition of being diseased; abnormal state of body or mind:
a gouty affection.
- the act of affecting; act of influencing or acting upon.
- the state of being affected.
- Philosophy. a contingent, alterable, and accidental state or quality of being.
- the affective aspect of a mental process.
- bent or disposition of mind.
- Obsolete. bias; prejudice.
affection
2[ uh-fek-shuhn ]
noun
affection
/ əˈfɛkʃən /
noun
- a feeling of fondness or tenderness for a person or thing; attachment
- often plural emotion, feeling, or sentiment
to play on a person's affections
- pathol any disease or pathological condition
- See affectpsychol any form of mental functioning that involves emotion See also affect 1
- the act of affecting or the state of being affected
- archaic.inclination or disposition
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Derived Forms
- afˈfectional, adjective
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Other Words From
- af·fection·less adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of affection1
Origin of affection2
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Word History and Origins
Origin of affection1
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Example Sentences
And who better to do that with than the actress who is playing the object of said (alleged) lesbian affection in the flick?
Needless to say, Juxiao was thrilled to see them and gave each of them a lot of love and affection.
The new way to show your love and affection for your bestie is with a fashionable Little Scocha friendship bracelet.
The archaeologists I met talked about Indiana Jones with real affection.
Judging by the pictures of President Truong Tan Sang and Obama, Vietnam is showing some affection back.
The same outpourings of affection are seen in the dealings of children with their toy babies and animals.
In the close relation and affection of these last days, the sense of alienation and antagonism faded from both their hearts.
She was not accustomed to an outward and spoken expression of affection, either in herself or in others.
Pitch corresponds to the range of the voice, and expresses affection or attraction.
Isaacson thought what the world would say, and suddenly he knew the reality of his affection for Nigel.
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