Affection definition
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 tender feeling toward another; fondness.
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Fond or tender feeling; warm liking.
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(archaic) An attribute or property of a thing.
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An affecting or being affected.
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(obsolete) Prejudice; partiality.
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A disposition to feel, do, or say; a propensity.
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(archaic) A disease; ailment.
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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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The state of being affected.
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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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An attribute; a quality or property; a condition; a bodily state; as, figure, weight, etc., are affections of bodies.
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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
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