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af·fec·tion  (-fkshn)

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.

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[Middle English affeccioun, from Old French affection, from Latin affecti, affectin-, from affectus, past participle of afficere, to affect, influence; see affect¹.]

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af·fection·al adj.

af·fection·al·ly adv.

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affection [əˈfɛkʃən]

n

1. a feeling of fondness or tenderness for a person or thing; attachment

2. (often plural) emotion, feeling, or sentiment to play on a person's affections

3. (Medicine / Pathology) Pathol any disease or pathological condition

4. (Psychology) Psychol any form of mental functioning that involves emotion See also affect [1]

5. the act of affecting or the state of being affected

6. Archaic inclination or disposition

[from Latin affectiōn- disposition, from afficere to affect¹]

affectional  adj

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Affection 

See Also: FRIENDSHIP, LOVE

1. Affectionate as a miser toward his money —Anon
2. (She had an) affection for her children almost like a cool governess —D. H. Lawrence
3. Affection is the youth of the heart, and thought is the heart’s maturity —Kahlil Gibran

   Gibran completed the simile with “But oratory is its senility.”

4. Affection, like melancholy, magnifies trifles —Leigh Hunt
5. Affection, like spring flowers, breaks through the most frozen ground at last —Jeremy Bentham
6. Affection, like the nut within the shell, wants freedom —Dion Boucicault
7. Affection or love … intended for someone else and spilled accidentally like a bottle of ink under a dragging sleeve —Diane Wakoski
8. Affections are like slippers; they will wear out —Edgar Saltus
9. The affections, like conscience, are rather to be led than driven —Thomas Fuller
10. Her cowlike, awkward affection surrounding him like a moist fog —Hank Searls
11. The human affections, like the solar heat, lose their intensity as they depart from the center —Alexander Hamilton
12. My affection has no bottom, like the Bay of Portugal —William Shakespeare

    The shorter, more commonly used “Affection is like a bottomless well” was more than likely inspired by this comparison from As You Like It

13. She was like a cat in her fondness for nearness, for stroking, touching, nestling —Katherine Anne Porter

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

affection - 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" affectionateness, philia, warmness, warmheartedness, fondness, tenderness, heart feeling - the experiencing of affective and emotional states; "she had a feeling of euphoria"; "he had terrible feelings of guilt"; "I disliked him and the feeling was mutual" attachment, fond regard - a feeling of affection for a person or an institution protectiveness - a feeling of protective affection regard, respect - a feeling of friendship and esteem; "she mistook his manly regard for love"; "he inspires respect" soft spot - a sentimental affection; "she had a soft spot for her youngest son"

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affection

noun fondness, liking, feeling, love, care, desire, passion, warmth, attachment, goodwill, devotion, kindness, inclination, tenderness, propensity, friendliness, amity She thought of him with affection.

Translations

affection [əˈfekʃən] N → afecto m (for, towards a hacia) → cariño m
to transfer one's affections → dar su amor a otro/a

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affection [əˈfɛkʃ^ən] n → affection f
He has a special place in the affections of the public → Il est très aimé du public.
to feel affection for sb → avoir de l'affection pour qn
to win sb's affection → gagner l'affection de qn

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affection

n

(= fondness) → Zuneigung f no pl → (for, towards zu); to win somebody’s affections (dated, hum) → jds Zuneigung gewinnen; I have or feel a great affection for her → ich mag sie sehr gerne; don’t you even feel any affection for her at all? → fühlst du denn gar nichts für sie?; you could show a little more affection toward(s) me → du könntest mir gegenüber etwas mehr Gefühl zeigen; children who lacked affection → Kinder, denen die Liebe fehlte; everybody needs a little affection → jeder braucht ein bisschen Liebe; he has a special place in her affections → er nimmt einen besonderen Platz in ihrem Herzen ein; display of affection → Ausdruck m → von Zärtlichkeit

(Med) → Erkrankung f, → Affektion f (spec)

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affection [əˈfɛkʃ/ən] n → affetto

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affection

n affection [əˈfekʃən]

liking or fondness I have great affection for her, but she never shows any affection towards me. deernis عَطْف، حُنُو، حُب привързаност náklonnost, sympatie hengivenhed; ømhed; kærlighed die Zuneigung στοργή afecto, cariño kiindumus علاقه؛ محبت hellyys affection חִיבָּה, אַהֲבָה स्नेह ljubav vonzalom kasih sayang hlÿhugur, ástúð affetto 愛情 애정 prielankumas, simpatija pieķeršanās; simpātijas kesukaan genegenheid kjærlighet, hengivenhet uczucie afeição afecţiune привязанность, любовь náklonnosť, sympatia nagnjenje naklonost ömhet, tillgivenhet ความรักใคร่ sevgi, muhabbet 喜愛 почуття محبت ، شفقت yêu mến 喜爱

adj afˈfectionate [-nət]

having or showing affection an affectionate child; She is very affectionate towards her mother. liefderik وَدُود، مُحِب، حَنُون нежен láskyplný, srdečný hengiven; kærlig liebevoll στοργικός cariñoso hell مهربان hellä affectueux רוֹחֵש חִיבָּה स्नेही privržen ragaszkodó menyayangi ástúðlegur affezionato, affettuoso 愛情の深い 애정이 있는 meilus mīlošs menyayangi liefhebbend kjærlig, hengiven czuły carinhoso afectuos нежный, ласковый láskyplný prisrčen nežan tillgiven ซึ่งรักใคร่ sevecen, sevgi dolu 充滿感情的 ніжний, люблячий شفیق ، ہمدرد biểu lộ sự trìu mến 充满深情的

adv afˈfectionately

liefderik بِحَنَان، بِوُد، بِمَحَبَّه нежно laskavě, srdečně hengivent; ømt; kærligt liebevoll στοργικά afectuosamente, cariñosamente hellalt مهربانانه hellästi affectueusement בְּחִיבָּה स्नेह से privrženo szeretetteljes(en) penuh kasih sayang ástúðlega affettuosamente 愛情をこめて 애정이 넘치게 meiliai mīloši penyayang liefhebbend kjærlig, hengivent czule carinhosamente cu afecţiune нежно, ласково srdečne prisrčno nežno tillgivet อย่างรักใคร่ sevgiyle, muhabbetle 充滿感情地 ніжно, любляче شفقت سے âu yếm 充满深情地