Definitions for affection

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affection af·fec·tion

Spelling: [uh-fek-shuh n]

IPA: /əˈfɛk ʃən/

Affection is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 17 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 19 points.

You can make 359 anagrams from letters in affection (aceffinot).

Definitions for affection

noun

1. fond attachment, devotion, or love:
2. Often, affections. emotion; feeling; sentiment: the emotional realm of love:
3. Pathology. a disease, or the condition of being diseased; abnormal state of body or mind:
4. the act of affecting; act of influencing or acting upon.
5. the state of being affected.
6. Philosophy. a contingent, alterable, and accidental state or quality of being.
7. the affective aspect of a mental process.
8. bent or disposition of mind.
9. Obsolete. bias; prejudice.
10. affectation (defs 1–3).

Origin of affection

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

Examples for affection

Our affection for him is not solely down to his (stunning) looks alone.

Her affection concentrated on two objects, the house and Maggie, Maggie and the house.

The new way to show your love and affection for your bestie is with a fashionable Little Scocha friendship bracelet.

Though passion may have strained it must not break our bonds of affection.

Needless to say, Juxiao was thrilled to see them and gave each of them a lot of love and affection.

To their minds, he was like a child trying to test the limits of his family's patience and affection.

"He is a good son to me," said Mrs. Rushton, with a glance of affection.

She had no affection for this selfish invalid, this weak, peevish bully.

Judging by the pictures of President Truong Tan Sang and Obama, Vietnam is showing some affection back.

I know, better than you possibly can, what reasons I have to trust the strength of his affection.