affection
af·fec·tion
noun \ə-ˈfek-shən\: a feeling of liking and caring for someone or something
affections : feelings of love : a person's romantic feelings
Full Definition of AFFECTION
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: a moderate feeling or emotion
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: tender attachment : fondness <she had a deep affection for her parents>
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obsolete : partiality, prejudice
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: the feeling aspect (as in pleasure) of consciousness
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a : propensity, disposition b archaic : affectation 1
See Examples of AFFECTION
- She has deep affection for her parents.
- He shows great affection for his grandchildren.
- feelings of love and affection
- He now looks back on those years with great affection.
- She developed a deep affection for that country and its people.
Origin of AFFECTION
Middle English, from Anglo-French affection, from Latin affection-, affectio, from afficere
First Known Use: 13th century
Related to AFFECTION
- Synonyms
- love, attachment, devotedness, devotion, fondness, passion
- Antonyms
- abomination, hate, hatred, loathing, rancor
See Synonym Discussion at feeling
Rhymes with AFFECTION
abjection, advection, bisection, collection, complexion, confection, connection, convection, correction, cross section, C-section, defection, deflection, dejection, detection, direction, ejection, election, erection, infection, inflection, injection, inspection, midsection, objection, perfection, prelection, projection, protection, refection, reflection, rejection, resection, selection, subjection, subsection, trajection, transection, trisection
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