Word Type

Noun

Verb

The word "affection" can be used as noun and verb.

Word Relationships

Causes Desire

buy for loved one

Derived Terms

affectional affectionate affectionated affectionately affectionateness affectioned affectionless affectious alienation of affection misaffection nonaffection public display of affection unaffection

Derived From

affect

Etymologically Related To

affect

Context

medicine

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

feeling

Type Of (IsA)

feeling good will like

Related Terms

affect affectation affecter affective aficionado

Related Terms

affect affectation attachment attribute care cuddling effect emotion endearment feel feeling fond fond liking involved liking love love and love involved loving positive positive feeling property quality showing showing love

Synonym Network

attachment

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.