transcription, транскрипция: [ ə-ˈfek-shən ]
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 -ləs adjective