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affection (noun)

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  • affection — ► NOUN ▪ a feeling of fondness or liking …   English terms dictionary

  • affection — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ deep, genuine, great, real, special, strong, warm ▪ mutual ▪ brotherly …   Collocations dictionary

  • affection — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French affection, from Latin affection , affectio, from afficere Date: 13th century 1. a moderate feeling or emotion 2. tender attachment ; fondness < she ha …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • affection — noun (C, U) a gentle feeling of love and caring (+ for): Bart felt a great affection for the old man. | show affection: Their mother never shows them much affection …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • affection — I noun admiration, adoration, amorousness, ardor, attachment, closeness, devotion, enchantment, endearment, excitation of feeling, fancy, feeling, fervency, fervor, firm attachment, fondness, fullness of heart, inclination, infatuation, kindness …   Law dictionary

  • affection — (n.) early 13c., an emotion of the mind, passion, lust as opposed to reason, from O.Fr. afection (12c.) emotion, inclination, disposition; love, attraction, enthusiasm, from L. affectionem (nom. affectio) a relation, disposition; a temporary… …   Etymology dictionary

  • affection — noun the affection they share is obvious Syn: fondness, love, liking, tenderness, warmth, devotion, endearment, care, caring, attachment, friendship; warm feelings …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • affection — noun 1》 a feeling of fondness or liking. 2》 archaic the action or process of affecting or being affected.     ↘a disease.     ↘a mental state; an emotion. Derivatives affectional adjective Origin ME: via OFr. from L. affectio(n ), from afficere… …   English new terms dictionary

  • affection — noun Syn: fondness, love, liking, tenderness, warmth, devotion, caring, attachment, friendship …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

  • affection — I. /əˈfɛkʃən / (say uh fekshuhn) noun 1. a settled fondness, love, or attachment: the affection of a father for his child. 2. the state of having one s feelings affected; emotion or feeling: over and above our reason and affections. 3. Pathology… …  

  • affection — af|fec|tion [ ə fekʃən ] noun uncount * a feeling of liking and caring about someone or something: She has difficulty showing affection. affection for: He obviously has a great affection for Canada and its people …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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