Affection

/əˈfɛk.ʃən/

Synonyms for "affection" (273 found)

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Closest matches (55)

Noun(16 words)

fondness tenderness kindness affectionateness ailment alohas amour amoursattach a photoattach toattachmentbonded with gluebonding bosoms care cherishing

abnormality accessacute diseaseadmiration adoration adore affect affectionateness affectionsaffective facultyaffectivity affliction agape ailmentallergic diseaseallergy amativeness amor amorousness ardency

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ardor atrophy attachment attack attention attributebacterial diseasebent biasbirth defectblightbodily lovebrotherly lovecardiovascular diseasecaritas character characteristic charity

Interjection(1 words)

aloha

Strong matches (82)

christian lovechronic diseasecirculatory diseasecomplaint complication concern conditioncongenital defectconjugal lovecrush defectdeficiency diseasedeformitydegenerative diseasedemonstrativeness derangement desire devotion disability disease

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disorder distemper disturbance doting ecstasy emotionemotional chargeemotional lifeemotional shadeemotions enchantment endemicendemic diseaseendocrine diseaseenjoyingepidemic diseaseeros experience facultyfaithful lovefancy feature feelingfeeling tonefeelings fervorfiner feelingsflame fondness forebodingfree lovefree-lovism friendshipfunctional diseasefungus diseasegastrointestinal diseasegenetic diseasegoatishness goodwill gust gustogut reactionhandicap heart heartthrobhereditary diseasehero worshiphigh regardhorninessiatrogenic disease

Noun(11 words)

closeness cuddles dearness disease disorderemotional attachmentendearment fondus friendship heart hearts

Verb(1 words)

enamoring

Related words (136)

idolatry idolism idolization ill illness impression inclination indisposition infatuationinfectious diseaseinfirmity interest lasciviousness leaning libido like likes liking love lovelornness

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lovemaking lovesickness malady malaise markmarried lovemood morbidity morbusmuscular diseaseneurological diseasenutritional diseaseoccupational diseaseorganic diseasepandemic diseaseparoxysm passion passionspathological conditionpathology peculiarity penchantphysical lovepiety pipplant diseaseplatonic lovepopular regardpopularity predilection presentimentprofound sensepropensity propertyprotozoan diseasepsychosomatic diseasequality rapture reaction regard relishrespiratory diseaseresponse rockiness romanticism savoir-faire savorsecondary diseaseseediness sensation sense sensibilities sensibility sentiment sentimentality sentiments sex sexinesssexual loveshine sickishness sickness sign signs spellspiritual lovesusceptibilities susceptibility sympathies sympathy symptom symptomatology symptomology symptoms syndrome tastetender feelingtender passiontender susceptibilitiestendernessthe pipthing trait truelove turn undercurrenturogenital diseaseuxoriousness virtuevirus diseasewarmthwasting diseaseweaknessworm diseaseworship yearning

Noun(17 words)

illness intimacies liking love loving lovingness moe passion philia romanceschool loyaltyteacher-student bondtreasuringwarm feelingwarmheartedness warmness warmth

Verb(2 words)

loves yield

Adjective(1 words)

social feeling

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5 relation types

More general

7 entries

behavior emotion expression feeling illnessmedical conditionsentiment

More specific

9 entries

ailment attachment disease embrace fondness hug kiss malady tenderness

Collocations

6 entries

affection for petsaffectionate regarddisplay of affectionfeelings of affectionmutual affectionparental affection

Inflections

1 entries

affections

Derivations

3 entries

affectionate affectionately affectionateness

Sample sentences

23 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

The baby transferred its affection to its new mother.

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Every mother has affection for her child.

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His affection for Saori was not reciprocated.

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The children were hungry for affection.

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