Affection Meaning and Definition


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Affection meaning

Word: Affection

How to pronounce: əˈfekʃn

Noun

Definitions:

1. A gentle feeling of fondness or liking.

Example sentences: "She felt affection for the wise old lady"

2. The act or process of affecting or being affected.


Synonyms:

tender emotion

deep feeling

caress

attachment

devotion

loyalty

devotedness

sense

heart

feeling

petting

tenderness

kindness

fondness

gentleness

endearment

fondling

warmness

warmheartedness

sympathy

liking

love

passion

illness

sickness

malady

tendency

leaning

predisposition

inclination

affinity

penchant

proclivity

propensity

trait

loving

predilection

partiality

ill


Derivations:

affectionate

affective

affected

affecting

affectedly

affectionately

affectively

affectation

affect


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Affection in Other Languages...

Spanish: Afecto

German: Zuneigung

French: Affection

Italian: Affetto

Turkish: Sevgi


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