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What (who) is affection - definition

FEELING OR TYPE OF LOVE

Public Affection; Endearment; Affectionate; Affections; Affectionism; Affectionist; Affectionists; Affectionistic; Affectionistical; Affectionateness; Fondness

affection

n.

1) to demonstrate, display, show; return affection

2) to feel affection

3) to gain, win smb.'s affection (she won the children's affection)

4) deep, strong, warm affection

5) affection for (to feel affection for smb.)

affection

(affections)

1.

If you regard someone or something with affection, you like them and are fond of them.

She thought of him with affection...

She had developed quite an affection for the place.

N-UNCOUNT: oft N for/of n

2.

Your affections are your feelings of love or fondness for someone.

The distant object of his affections is Caroline...

N-PLURAL: with poss

Affection

·noun Prejudice; bias.

II. Affection ·noun Passion; violent emotion.

III. Affection ·noun Affectation.

IV. Affection ·noun The lively representation of any emotion.

V. Affection ·noun Disease; morbid symptom; malady; as, a pulmonary affection.

VI. Affection ·noun The act of affecting or acting upon; the state of being affected.

VII. Affection ·noun An attribute; a quality or property; a condition; a bodily state; as, figure, weight, ·etc. , are affections of bodies.

VIII. Affection ·noun A settled good will; kind feeling; love; zealous or tender attachment;

- often in the ·pl Formerly followed by to, but now more generally by for or towards; as, filial, social, or conjugal affections; to have an affection for or towards children.

IX. Affection ·noun 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.

Wikipedia

Affection

Affection or fondness is a "disposition or state of mind or body" that is often associated with a feeling or type of love. It has given rise to a number of branches of philosophy and psychology concerning emotion, disease, influence, and state of being. "Affection" is popularly used to denote a feeling or type of love, amounting to more than goodwill or friendship. Writers on ethics generally use the word to refer to distinct states of feeling, both lasting and spasmodic. Some contrast it with passion as being free from the distinctively sensual element.

Even a very simple demonstration of affection can have a broad variety of emotional reactions, from embarrassment, to disgust, pleasure, and annoyance. It also has a different physical effect on the giver and the receiver.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Affection

Examples of use of affection

1. There was genuine admiration there, affection even.

2. Unfortunately, Liam did not return the affection.

3. Canine affection is uncritical and unconditional.

4. "I‘m sure my affection for the Kennedys shaded my judgment, but my affection for Jackson and Lincoln also shades my judgment," he told The Associated Press in 2004.

5. His view represented a higher patriotism: a loyalty and affection that, rather than ignoring blemishes, accepts that removing them is the obligation of affection.