affection

Meaning

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) The act of affecting or acting upon.
2. (countable, uncountable) The state of being affected, especially: a change in, or alteration of, the emotional state of a person or other animal, caused by a subjective affect (a subjective feeling or emotion), which arises in response to a stimulus which may result from either thought or perception.
3. (countable, uncountable) An attribute; a quality or property; a condition.
4. (countable, uncountable) An emotion; a feeling or natural impulse acting upon and swaying the mind.
5. (countable, uncountable) A feeling of love or strong attachment.
6. (archaic, countable, uncountable) A disease; a morbid symptom; a malady.

Verb

To feel affection for.

Synonyms

love

❤️

fondness

attachment

kindness

liking

tenderness

friendship

emotion

passion

feeling

devotion

affectionateness

cordiality

friendliness

desire

warmth

sentiment

sympathy

pathos

caress

sensibility

empathy

affectivity

warmheartedness

feelings

penchant

mind

mercy

compassion

airs and graces

gentleness

heart

❤️

philia

destruction

bias

dearness

warmness

admiration

wish

favour

fancy

familiarity

loyalty

mood

pity

endearment

illness

enchantment

inclination

adherence

Translations

Zuneigung

affection

afeição

amour

❤️

αγάπη

Liebe

❤️

affetto

afecto

amore

❤️

cariño

afecte

amor

❤️

amor

❤️

genegenheid

Pronounced as (IPA)

/əˈfɛk.ʃən/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: affection

In summary

From Middle English affection, affeccion, affeccioun, from Old French affection, from Latin affectiōnem, from affectiō; equivalent to affect + -ion.