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   affection

   /əˈfɛkʃn/

   noun

   • 1. a gentle feeling of fondness or liking: "she felt affection for the wise old lady"
   • 2. the action or process of affecting or being affected. archaic
   • ▪ a condition or disease: "an affection of the skin"
   • ▪ a mental state; an emotion.

   Word Origin Middle English: via Old French from Latin affectio(n-), from afficere ‘to influence’ (see affect2).

   Derivatives

   • 1. affectional adjective

   Scrabble Points: 17

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   Synonyms for AFFECTION: love, devotion, passion, respect, fondness, enthusiasm, attachment, appreciation; Antonyms of AFFECTION: hatred, hostility, hate, loathing, antagonism, enmity, animosity, rancor

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   Synonyms for AFFECTIONS: passions, loves, enthusiasms, devotions, respects, desires, attachments, longings; Antonyms of AFFECTIONS: hatreds, hates, animosities, hostilities, antagonisms, abominations, antipathies, enmities

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   Synonyms and antonyms of affection in English. affection. noun. These are words and phrases related to affection. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of affection. He feels great affection for his parents. Synonyms. emotional attachment. love. fondness. tenderness. warmth. liking. kind disposition.

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   Synonyms for AFFECTION in English: fondness, liking, feeling, love, care, desire, passion, warmth, attachment, goodwill, ….

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    Affection is the positive feeling you may have or express for other people or things. Your grandma may show her affection for you by pinching your cheek, and you may show your affection for your dog by rubbing her belly.

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    Synonyms for AFFECTION: love, fondness, devotion, liking, tenderness, attachment, friendship, passion, heart, warmth, regard, affectionateness; Antonyms for AFFECTION: hatred, dislike, enmity, hate, antipathy, animosity, ill will.