affection |
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| 1. | [ noun ] a positive feeling of liking | |
| Synonyms: | fondness tenderness heart warmheartedness affectionateness | |
| Examples: | "he had trouble expressing the affection he felt" "the child won everyone's heart" |
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| Related terms: | feeling attachment regard soft_spot protectiveness | |
| Similar spelling: |
affectioned affectional affectation affectionate affect affecting affectingly affective affected affectedness affixation affectedly |
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