Affection meaning

    ə-fĕk'shən
    The definition of affection is love, or a fond attachment for something or something.

    A mother hugging her child, a cat cuddling with his owner and a husband bringing flowers for his wife are each an example of affection.

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    A tender feeling toward another; fondness.
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    Feeling or emotion.

    An unbalanced state of affections.

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    A mental or emotional state or tendency; disposition or feeling.
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    A disposition to feel, do, or say; a propensity.
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    An affecting or being affected.
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    Fond or tender feeling; warm liking.
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    Prejudice; partiality.
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    A disease; ailment.
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    An attribute or property of a thing.
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    The act of affecting or acting upon.
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    An attribute; a quality or property; a condition; a bodily state; as, figure, weight, etc., are affections of bodies.
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    Bent of mind; a feeling or natural impulse or natural impulse acting upon and swaying the mind; any emotion; as, the benevolent affections, esteem, gratitude, etc.; the malevolent affections, hatred, envy, etc.; inclination; disposition; propensity; tendency.
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    (medicine, archaic) Disease; morbid symptom; malady.
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    The state of being affected.
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    A feeling of love or strong attachment.
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    To feel an affection, emotion or love for.
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    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

    Affection Sentence Examples

    • Lifting her chin for his affection, she forced his lips down to hers.

    • Tim didn't show much affection, even to his thirteen sons.

    • Not once had she declared any affection for him.

    • He really did feel affection for her, if he was jealous.

    • But first I need company and the affection of a sweet little friend.

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