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affection

Noun

∙ The act of affecting or acting upon.
∙ The state of being affected.
∙ An attribute; a quality or property; a condition; a bodily state; as, figure, weight, etc., are affections of bodies.
∙ Bent of mind; a feeling or natural impulse or natural impulse acting upon and swaying the mind; any emotion; as, the benevolent affections, esteem, gratitude, etc.; the malevolent affections, hatred, envy, etc.; inclination; disposition; propensity; tendency.
∙ A feeling of love or strong attachment.
∙ Disease; morbid symptom; malady. medicine, archaic

Verb

∙ to feel an affection, emotion or love for.

BABYLON ENGLISH
affection n.
fondness; infirmity, malady

HENGLISH - ADVANCED VERSION
affection
affection
\af*fec"tion\ (&?;), n. [f. affection, l. affectio, fr. afficere. see affect.]
1. the act of affecting or acting upon; the state of being affected.
2. an attribute; a quality or property; a condition; a bodily state; as, figure, weight, etc., are affections of bodies. "the affections of quantity." and, truly, waking dreams were, more or less, an old and strange affection of the house.
3. bent of mind; a feeling or natural impulse or natural impulse acting upon and swaying the mind; any emotion; as, the benevolent affections, esteem, gratitude, etc.; the malevolent affections, hatred, envy, etc.; inclination; disposition; propensity; tendency. affection is applicable to an unpleasant as well as a pleasant state of the mind, when impressed by any object or quality. ogan.
4. a settled good will; kind feeling; love; zealous or tender attachment; -- often in the pl. formerly followed by to, but now more generally by for or towards; as, filial, social, or conjugal affections; to have an affection for or towards children. all his affections are set on his own country.
5. prejudice; bias. [obs.] aylmer.
6. (med.) disease; morbid symptom; malady; as, a pulmonary affection.
7. the lively representation of any emotion.
8. affectation. [obs.] "spruce affection."
9. passion; violent emotion. [obs.] most wretched man, that to affections does the bridle lend.
similar words(2)

local affection
hydrocephaloid affection

WORDNET 2.0
affection
Noun
1. a positive feeling of liking; "he had trouble expressing the affection he felt"; "the child won everyone's heart"
(synonym) affectionateness, fondness, tenderness, heart, warmheartedness
(hypernym) feeling
(hyponym) attachment, fond regard

ENGLISH WIKIPEDIA - THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA
Affection
For other uses, see Affection (disambiguation).
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WIKTIONARY - Yabla

affection

Noun

∙ The act of affecting or acting upon.
∙ The state of being affected.
∙ An attribute; a quality or property; a condition; a bodily state; as, figure, weight, etc., are affections of bodies.
∙ Bent of mind; a feeling or natural impulse or natural impulse acting upon and swaying the mind; any emotion; as, the benevolent affections, esteem, gratitude, etc.; the malevolent affections, hatred, envy, etc.; inclination; disposition; propensity; tendency.
∙ A feeling of love or strong attachment.
∙ Disease; morbid symptom; malady. medicine, archaic

Verb

∙ to feel an affection, emotion or love for.

BABYLON ENGLISH
affection n.
fondness; infirmity, malady

HENGLISH - ADVANCED VERSION
affection
affection
\af*fec"tion\ (&?;), n. [f. affection, l. affectio, fr. afficere. see affect.]
1. the act of affecting or acting upon; the state of being affected.
2. an attribute; a quality or property; a condition; a bodily state; as, figure, weight, etc., are affections of bodies. "the affections of quantity." and, truly, waking dreams were, more or less, an old and strange affection of the house.
3. bent of mind; a feeling or natural impulse or natural impulse acting upon and swaying the mind; any emotion; as, the benevolent affections, esteem, gratitude, etc.; the malevolent affections, hatred, envy, etc.; inclination; disposition; propensity; tendency. affection is applicable to an unpleasant as well as a pleasant state of the mind, when impressed by any object or quality. ogan.
4. a settled good will; kind feeling; love; zealous or tender attachment; -- often in the pl. formerly followed by to, but now more generally by for or towards; as, filial, social, or conjugal affections; to have an affection for or towards children. all his affections are set on his own country.
5. prejudice; bias. [obs.] aylmer.
6. (med.) disease; morbid symptom; malady; as, a pulmonary affection.
7. the lively representation of any emotion.
8. affectation. [obs.] "spruce affection."
9. passion; violent emotion. [obs.] most wretched man, that to affections does the bridle lend.
similar words(2)

local affection
hydrocephaloid affection

WORDNET 2.0
affection
Noun
1. a positive feeling of liking; "he had trouble expressing the affection he felt"; "the child won everyone's heart"
(synonym) affectionateness, fondness, tenderness, heart, warmheartedness
(hypernym) feeling
(hyponym) attachment, fond regard

ENGLISH WIKIPEDIA - THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA
Affection
For other uses, see Affection (disambiguation).
See more at Wikipedia.org...

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