Affection Definition

ə-fĕkshən
affections
noun
affections
A tender feeling toward another; fondness.
American Heritage
A mental or emotional state or tendency; disposition or feeling.
Webster's New World
Feeling or emotion.
An unbalanced state of affections.
American Heritage
Fond or tender feeling; warm liking.
Webster's New World
A disposition to feel, do, or say; a propensity.
American Heritage
verb

To feel an affection, emotion or love for.

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Other Word Forms of Affection

Noun

Singular:
affection
Plural:
affections

Origin of Affection

  • Middle English affeccioun from Old French affection from Latin affectiō affectiōn- from affectus past participle of afficere to affect, influence affect1

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From French affection, from Latin affectionem, from affectio; see affect.

    From Wiktionary

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