Affection synonyms
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A word or act expressing affection
A strong predilection or enthusiasm:
Ability to experience affects: feelings, emotions, judgement, motivations, etc.
Friendliness; good will:
A like; a predilection.
Preference, bias in favor of, tendency.
The definition of ardor is a way of feeling or acting that is energetic and exciting.
The quality of being warmhearted
An inclination; taste
Something, such as a tie, band, or fastener, that attaches one thing to another.
Warm liking
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:
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
Desire is defined as physically longing for something.
An instance of kind behavior:
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.
Solicitude is defined as care or concern for someone or something.
A particular destructive process in an organ or organism, with a specific cause and characteristic symptoms; specif., an illness; ailment
The definition of an ailment is a bodily or mental disorder or illness.
The definition of a malady is a disease, ailment or unpleasant condition.
hatred (antonym)
The definition of hatred is a feeling of intense dislike.
dislike (antonym)
The definition of a dislike is a feeling of not liking someone or something.
enmity (antonym)
The bitter attitude or feelings of an enemy or of mutual enemies; hostility; antagonism
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Disease
An image or representation of anything formed in the mind; conception; thought; idea.
(Always in the plural) Emotional attraction or desire.
An innate inclination; a tendency.
A disease; a malady.
A specific moral quality regarded as good or meritorious
hate (antonym)
A strong feeling of dislike or ill will; hatred
antipathy (antonym)
The definition of antipathy is something which is naturally opposed or disliked.
animosity (antonym)
Bitter hostility or open enmity; active hatred.
Faithfulness or devotion to some person, cause or nation.
Any specific feeling; any of various complex reactions with both mental and physical manifestations, as love, hate, fear, anger, etc.
A thought, opinion, judgment, or attitude, usually the result of careful consideration, but often colored with emotion
connect (related)
The condition of being closely tied to another by affection or faith
The state or quality of being affectionate.
Friendship (translating Greek φιλία in Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics)
goatishness
The state or condition of being goatish.
lovelornness
admiration (related)
reverence (related)
sympathy (related)
compassion (related)
gratitude (related)
benevolence (related)
piety (related)
modesty (related)
humility (related)
sincerity (related)
kindliness (related)
longing (related)
A weak or vulnerable point:
(Archaic) Judgment; opinion.
Find another word for affection. In this page you can discover 69 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for affection, like: endearment, love, affectivity, friendship, liking, partiality, ardor, closeness, devotion, weakness and warmheartedness.