n.
Pronunciation: ə - ' fek-sh ə n
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French affection, from Latin affection-, affectio, from afficere
Date: 13th century
1 : a moderate feeling or emotion
2 : tender attachment : FONDNESS <she had a deep affection for her parents>
3 a (1) : a bodily condition (2) : DISEASE , MALADY b : ATTRIBUTE <shape and weight are affection s of bodies>
4 obsolete : PARTIALITY , PREJUDICE
5 : the feeling aspect (as in pleasure) of consciousness
6 a : PROPENSITY , DISPOSITION b archaic : AFFECTATION 1
7 : the action of affecting : the state of being affected
synonyms see FEELING
– af · fec · tion · less \ -l ə s \ adjective