affection
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1.4
- noun
- /əˈfɛkʃən/
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cariño
- The children showed their affection for their pets by playing with them every day.
- love and affection
- a display of affection
- affection and respect
What roles do love and affection play in your life?
- What roles do love and affection play in your life?
- And I was so overcome by my affection for her that I had to leave.
- I have real affection for you no matter what.
- And he said an affair of more than passing affection.
- It was the family environment, the love, the affection there.
- And to be honest, Huxley got more of our affection.
- And for a he said women need affection, men need acceptance.
- Many cities have an affection for nature in their names.
Examples
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What roles do love and affection play in your life?
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In a tearful rush of pity and affection, she let him come back to her once more.
Fiction book (1990) -
I have real affection for you no matter what.
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I appreciate your affection for your father.
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People seemed to have an affection for Jack the first time they met him.
Fiction book (1991) -
The way we show affection is to cook and to make you laugh.
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It was the family environment, the love, the affection there.
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His extraordinary range and obvious affection for Rowling's work make each book an amazing listening experience.
Academic text (2008) -
A growing trust developed, and affection surpassed the physical attraction we felt for one another.
Fiction book (1991) -
She was seated with affection and ease beside her own mother.
Synonyms
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1.0
A strong feeling of care and liking for someone or something
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1.0
A friendly, kind feeling in the way someone speaks or acts
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3.3
A strong feeling of liking and caring for someone or something
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3.3
Respect and admiration for someone or something
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3.4
A gentle caring feeling of love and concern for someone
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2.8
A strong warm liking for a person or thing
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3.6
A strong liking for someone or something
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3.4
A strong feeling of love and respect for someone or something
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3.5
A feeling of liking and care shared by two people or groups
Warm, kind feelings for a person or place
A feeling of kindness and affection toward someone
A small amount of care that makes something special
Antonyms
Compounds
- Formal
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9.9
A type of lawsuit a married person brings against someone who causes their partner to stop loving them
How Affectionate
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word affection comes from Latin parts ad- 'to' and facere 'to make', the same root you see in affect ('to influence') and factory ('a place that makes things'). So, affection is a feeling 'given to' someone — a gentle liking or love we show to another person.