Affection

Quick meaning: Affection is a noun meaning The act of affecting or acting upon.

Meaning

The act of affecting or acting upon.

More Meanings

1. An attribute; a quality or property; a condition.
2. An emotion; a feeling or natural impulse acting upon and swaying the mind.
3. A feeling of love or strong attachment; a feeling of enjoyable and comforting fondness.
4. (medicine, archaic) A disease; a morbid symptom; a malady.
5. (now rare) To feel affection for.
6. The state of being affected, especially: a change in, or alteration of, the emotional state of a person or other animal, caused by a subjective affect (a subjective feeling or emotion), which arises in response to a stimulus which may result from either thought or perception.

Example Sentences

I have a lot of affection for my little sister.

The marriage therapist suggested they show each other more affection.

Our affections for wild animals are distributed very unevenly. Take insects.

"Did you ever like me back, Ryan? All those years, I didn't know how to show my affection for you, so I wasn't sure if you weren't getting it or you just didn't care. But I need to know which it was."

Word Forms

• affections
• affectioning
• affectioned

Synonyms for affection

Depending on context, synonyms include attachment, fondness, kindness, love, passion, tenderness.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include fondness, affectionateness, tenderness, warmheartedness, heart, liking.

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