affection synonyms

affection

n.

  1. Warm liking

    love, fondness, friendship, liking, attachment, good will, predilection, warm feeling, warmth, heart, endearment, partiality, passion, ardor, attachment, friendliness, concern, regard, caring, desire, closeness, kindness, devotion, tenderness, solicitude, soft spot*; see also love 1.

    Antonyms hatred*, dislike*, enmity. *

  2. Disease

    disease, ailment, malady; see disease. See syn. study atdisease, love.

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