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    affection
    /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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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › affectionAffection Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    : a feeling of liking and caring for someone or something : tender attachment : fondness. She had a deep affection for her parents. 2. : a moderate feeling or emotion. 3. a (1) : a bodily condition. (2) : disease, malady. a pulmonary affection. b. : attribute. shape and weight are affections of bodies. 4. obsolete : partiality, prejudice. 5.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishAFFECTION | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    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.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryAFFECTION | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    AFFECTION meaning: 1. a feeling of liking for a person or place: 2. feelings of liking or love: 3. to succeed in…. Learn more.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishAFFECTION definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    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.

  6. www.dictionary.com › browse › affectionAFFECTION Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Affection definition: fond attachment, devotion, or love. See examples of AFFECTION used in a sentence.

  7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › affectionAffection - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    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.

  8. www.thefreedictionary.com › affectionAffection - definition of affection by The Free Dictionary

    1. A tender feeling toward another; fondness. 2. often affections Feeling or emotion: an unbalanced state of affections. 3. A disposition to feel, do, or say; a propensity. 4. Obsolete Prejudice; partiality.

  9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionaffection noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    noun. /əˈfekʃn/ [uncountable, singular] the feeling of liking or loving somebody/something very much and caring about them. Children need lots of love and affection. He didn't show his wife any affection. She was held in deep affection by all her students. affection for somebody/something Mr Darcy’s affection for his sister.

  10. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishAFFECTION | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

    AFFECTION definition: a feeling of liking or loving someone: . Learn more.

  11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › affectionaffection | meaning of affection in Longman Dictionary of...

    affection meaning, definition, what is affection: a feeling of liking or love and caring: Learn more.

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