Affection Synonyms and Antonyms
ə-fĕk'shən
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Synonyms for Affection
A strong predilection or enthusiasm:
A word or act expressing affection
The quality of being warmhearted
Friendliness; good will:
Something, such as a tie, band, or fastener, that attaches one thing to another.
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Ability to experience affects: feelings, emotions, judgement, motivations, etc.
Solicitude is defined as care or concern for someone or something.
Any specific feeling; any of various complex reactions with both mental and physical manifestations, as love, hate, fear, anger, etc.
A preconceived liking; partiality or preference (for)
warm feeling
Warm liking
Warmth is a moderate amount of heat, or a feeling of excitement or affection.
Courage; resolution; fortitude:
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Passion is a strong feeling of love or enthusiasm, especially in the context of a sexual relationship.
A matter that relates to or affects one:
A particular point or aspect; respect:
Warm liking
An instance of kind behavior:
(Always in the plural) Emotional attraction or desire.
Faithfulness or devotion to some person, cause or nation.
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A thought, opinion, judgment, or attitude, usually the result of careful consideration, but often colored with emotion
The state or quality of being affectionate.
The definition of an ailment is a bodily or mental disorder or illness.
A disease; illness; sickness
A specific moral quality regarded as good or meritorious
An inclination; taste
A like; a predilection.
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Tenderness is gentleness, or is feelings of warmth and affection for someone or something, or is a soreness, or is the quality of being able to be easy to cut or chew.
Friendship (translating Greek φιλία in Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics)
goatishness
The state or condition of being goatish.
lovelornness
Preference, bias in favor of, tendency.
The definition of ardor is a way of feeling or acting that is energetic and exciting.
Warm liking
Desire is defined as physically longing for something.
(Archaic) Judgment; opinion.
An image or representation of anything formed in the mind; conception; thought; idea.
An innate inclination; a tendency.
A disease; a malady.
A weak or vulnerable point:
Antonyms for Affection
The definition of hatred is a feeling of intense dislike.
Bitter hostility or open enmity; active hatred.
The definition of a dislike is a feeling of not liking someone or something.
The bitter attitude or feelings of an enemy or of mutual enemies; hostility; antagonism
A strong feeling of dislike or ill will; hatred
The definition of antipathy is something which is naturally opposed or disliked.
Words Related to Affection
The condition of being closely tied to another by affection or faith
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Disease
A particular destructive process in an organ or organism, with a specific cause and characteristic symptoms; specif., an illness; ailment
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