Dictionary entries for 'affection'

Synonyms

attachment
devotion
fondness
liking
love
loyalty
affectivity
emotion
feeling
sentiment

af·fec·tion (ə-fĕḱshən)

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

noun

A tender feeling toward another; fondness. See synonyms at love
Feeling or emotion. Often used in the plural: an unbalanced state of affections.
A disposition to feel, do, or say; a propensity.
Obsolete Prejudice; partiality.

derivatives

af·fećtion·al: adjective
af·fećtion·al·ly: adverb

noun

derivatives

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition