AFFECTION


Meaning of AFFECTION in English

I. noun

1.

Synonyms: feeling 3, affectivity, emotion, passion, sentiment

Related Word: leaning, penchant, propensity; bias, predilection; bent, faculty, turn

Contrasted words: aversion, hate, hatred; dislike, distaste

Antonyms: antipathy

2.

Synonyms: love 1, attachment, devotion, fondness

Related Word: sympathy, tenderness, warmth; attention, concern, interest; doting, enjoying

Contrasted words: coolness, frigidity

Antonyms: coldness

II. verb

Synonyms: love 2, adore, worship

III. noun

1.

Synonyms: disease 1, ailment, complaint, condition, disorder, ill, infirmity, malady, sickness, syndrome

Related Word: access, attack, paroxysm, spell; derangement, disordering, disturbance

2.

Synonyms: quality 1, attribute, character, characteristic, feature, mark, property, savor, trait, virtue

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