affection
Pronunciation: /əˈfɛk.ʃən/
The English word “affection” has 7 meanings listed here.
noun
- The act of affecting or acting upon.
- 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.
- An attribute; a quality or property; a condition.
- An emotion; a feeling or natural impulse acting upon and swaying the mind.
- A feeling of love or strong attachment; a feeling of enjoyable and comforting fondness.
- A disease; a morbid symptom; a malady.
verb
- To feel affection for.
Etymology
From Middle English affection, affeccion, affeccioun, from Old French affection, from Latin affectiōnem, from affectiō; equivalent to affect + -ion.
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