affection

affection
noun
ADJECTIVE
deep, genuine, great, real, special, strong, warm
mutual
brotherly, marital
physical (esp. AmE)
VERB + AFFECTION
feel, have, hold sb in (esp. BrE), retain (formal)

He has a great affection for animals.

He was held in great affection by hundreds of students.

display, express, give sb, show (sb)
get, receive
return
crave, need, want

He just wants a bit of affection.

gain, win

She had tried hard to win his affection.

develop

She had developed a real affection for him.

PREPOSITION
with affection

He'll be remembered with genuine affection.

affection for

I have a deep affection for his mother.

affection to, affection towards/toward

The teacher showed affection to all her students.

PHRASES
a display of affection

I don't go in for public displays of affection.

a feeling of affection

a strong feeling of affection

love and affection

I yearn for the love and affection I once had.

the object of sb's affections

The object of his affections was a young opera singer.

a show of affection, a sign of affection

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  • Affection — is defined by the Random House Dictionary as disposition or state of mind or body. [ [http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=affection affection Definitions from Dictionary.com ] ] It has given rise to a number of branches of meaning concerning …   Wikipedia

  • affection — AFFECTION. s. f. Amour. Sentiment qui fait qu on aime quelque personne, qu on se plaît à quelque chose. Tendre affection. Affection paternelle. Affection maternelle. Avoir de l affection pour quelqu un. Porter de l affection à quelqu un. Mettre… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798

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  • 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. [1913 Webster] 2. An attribute; a quality or property; a condition; a bodily state; as, figure, weight,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Affection — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda affection álbum de Kumi Koda Publicación 27 de marzo, 2002 Grabación 1999, 2000, 2001 …   Wikipedia Español

  • Affection — (v. lat. Affectio), 1) jeder Eindruck auf den Organismus, innerlich od. äußerlich; Reizung, s. Krankheit; 2) so v.w. Krankheit, daher z.B. Magenaffection od. gichtische Affection etc.; 3) Gewogenheit, Gunst; in A. nehmen, lieb gewinnen; daher… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • affection — I noun admiration, adoration, amorousness, ardor, attachment, closeness, devotion, enchantment, endearment, excitation of feeling, fancy, feeling, fervency, fervor, firm attachment, fondness, fullness of heart, inclination, infatuation, kindness …   Law dictionary

  • affection — 1 *feeling, emotion, passion, sentiment Analogous words: propensity, *leaning, penchant: *predilection, bias: inclination, disposition (see corresponding verbs at INCLINE) Antonyms: antipathy Contrasted words: aversion (see ANTIPATHY): * …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • affection — [ə fek′shən] n. [ME affecciun < OFr affection < L affectio, a state of feeling < pp. of afficere: see AFFECT1] 1. a mental or emotional state or tendency; disposition or feeling 2. fond or tender feeling; warm liking 3. an affecting or… …   English World dictionary

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