affection

1
[ uh-fek-shuhn ]
/ əˈfɛk ʃən /
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noun

Origin of affection

1
1200–50; Middle English < Old French < Latin affectiōn- (stem of affectiō) disposition or state of mind or body; see affect1, -ion

OTHER WORDS FROM affection

af·fec·tion·less, adjective

Words nearby affection

affairs, affect, affectation, affected, affecting, affection, affectional, affectional orientation, affectionate, affective, affective disorder

Definition for affection (2 of 2)

affection 2
[ uh-fek-shuh n ]
/ əˈfɛk ʃən /

noun Obsolete.

affectation(defs 1–3).

Origin of affection

2
First recorded in 1525–35; affect2 + -ion

Words related to affection

emotion, desire, kindness, love, sentiment, closeness, tenderness, passion, feeling, friendship, warmth, devotion, care, case, heart, hankering, itch, yen, ardor, regard

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British Dictionary definitions for affection

affection
/ (əˈfɛkʃən) /

noun

a feeling of fondness or tenderness for a person or thing; attachment
(often plural) emotion, feeling, or sentiment to play on a person's affections
pathol any disease or pathological condition
psychol any form of mental functioning that involves emotion See also affect 1 (def. 2)
the act of affecting or the state of being affected
archaic inclination or disposition

Derived forms of affection

affectional, adjective

Word Origin for affection

C13: from Latin affectiōn- disposition, from afficere to affect 1

Medical definitions for affection

affection
[ ə-fĕk′shən ]

n.

A tender feeling toward another; fondness.
A bodily condition; disease.