af·fec·tion ( -f k shn)n. 1. A tender feeling toward another; fondness. See Synonyms at love. 2. Feeling or emotion. Often used in the plural: an unbalanced state of affections. 3. A disposition to feel, do, or say; a propensity. 4. Obsolete Prejudice; partiality. [Middle English affeccioun, from Old French affection, from Latin affecti  , affectin-, from affectus, past participle of afficere, to affect, influence; see affect1.]af·fec tion·al adj.af·fec tion·al·ly adv. |
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