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Definitions for Affection
[1] fond attachment, devotion, or love: the affection of a parent for an only child.
[2] Often affections. emotion; feeling; sentiment: over and above our reason and affections. the emotional realm of love: a place in his affections.
[3] Pathology . a disease, or the condition of being diseased; abnormal state of body or mind: a gouty affection.
[4] the act of affecting; act of influencing or acting upon.
[5] the state of being affected.
[6] Philosophy . a contingent, alterable, and accidental state or quality of being.
[7] the affective aspect of a mental process.
[8] bent or disposition of mind.
[9] Obsolete . bias; prejudice.
[10] affectation(defs 1–3) .
[11] a feeling of fondness or tenderness for a person or thing; attachment
[12] (often plural) emotion, feeling, or sentiment to play on a person's affections
[13] pathol any disease or pathological condition
[14] psychol any form of mental functioning that involves emotion See also affect 1 (def. 2)
[15] the act of affecting or the state of being affected
[16] archaic inclination or disposition
Words related to Affection
emotion, desire, kindness, love, sentiment, closeness, tenderness, passion, feeling, friendship, warmth, devotion, care, case, heart, hankering, itch, yen, ardor, regard
Words nearby Affection
affairs, affect, affectation, affected, affecting, affection, affectional, affectional orientation, affectionate, affective, affective disorder
Origin of Affection
2First recorded in 1525–35; affect2 + -ion
Other words from Affection
af·fec·tion·less , adjective
Word origin for Affection
C13: from Latin affectiōn- disposition, from afficere to affect 1
Synonyms for Affection
care, closeness, desire, devotion, emotion, feeling, friendship, good will, kindness, love, passion, sentiment, tenderness, warmth, ardor, attachment, case, concern, crush, endearment, friendliness, hankering, heart, inclination, itch, liking, predilection, propensity, regard, shine, solicitude, weakness, yen, amore, puppy love, soft spot