Affection (Lisa Stansfield album)
WordNet

noun


(1)   A positive feeling of liking
"He had trouble expressing the affection he felt"
"The child won everyone's heart"
"The warmness of his welcome made us feel right at home"
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Etymology


From < < ; see affect.

Noun


  1. The act of affecting or acting upon; the state of being affected.
  2. An attribute; a quality or property; a condition; a bodily state; as, figure, weight, etc., are affections of bodies.
  3. 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.
  4. A settled good will; kind feeling; love; zealous or tender attachment
    Usage note: often in the plural; formerly followed by "to", but now more generally by "for" or "toward(s)"; as, filial, social, or conjugal affections; to have an affection for or towards children
  5. Disease; morbid symptom; malady; as, a pulmonary affection. --Dunglison.

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