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- Dictionaryaffection/əˈfɛkʃn/
noun
- 1. a gentle feeling of fondness or liking: "she felt affection for the wise old lady"
- 2. the action or process of affecting or being affected. archaic
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a feeling of liking for a person or place: She felt no affection for the child. He had a deep affection for his aunt. Synonyms. fondness. tenderness (GENTLE) warmth (FEELING) affections [ plural ] feelings of liking or love: The former president still holds a place in the nation's affections. See more. win someone's affections.
The meaning of AFFECTION is a feeling of liking and caring for someone or something : tender attachment : fondness. How to use affection in a sentence. Affectation and Affection Synonym Discussion of Affection.
AFFECTION meaning: 1. a feeling of liking for a person or place: 2. feelings of liking or love: 3. to succeed in…. Learn more.
Affection is the positive feeling you may have or express for other people or things. Your grandma may show her affection for you by pinching your cheek, and you may show your affection for your dog by rubbing her belly.
If you regard someone or something with affection, you like them and are fond of them. She thought of him with affection. She had developed quite an affection for the place.
Affection definition: fond attachment, devotion, or love. See examples of AFFECTION used in a sentence.
n. 1. a feeling of fondness or tenderness for a person or thing; attachment. 2. ( often plural) emotion, feeling, or sentiment: to play on a person's affections. 3. (Pathology) pathol any disease or pathological condition. 4. (Psychology) psychol any form of mental functioning that involves emotion. See also affect 12.
