affection
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"

Related terms: feeling attachment regard soft_spot protectiveness
Similar spelling:   affectioned
  affectional
  affectation
  affectionate
  affect
  affecting
  affectingly
  affective
  affected
  affectedness
  affixation
  affectedly