affection

B1 Topic:Emotions & Feelings

US /əˈfɛk.ʃən/ See IPA manual

Freq #5155

Meanings

1

noun
A gentle feeling of fondness, liking, or love for someone.

She showed great affection for her younger brother.
2

noun
An emotion or natural feeling that influences the mind.

Poetry can stir deep affections in the reader.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a gentle feeling of... heart

More attachment fondness kindness love passion tenderness

Word family

Forms affections

Derived forms affectionalaffectionateaffectionatedaffectionately affectionatenessaffectionedaffectionlessaffectiousmisaffectionnonaffectionunaffection

Related forms affect affectation affecter affective aficionado

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Phrases (1)

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mutual affection
warm feelings that two people have for each other

Adjective + noun

Etymology

From Middle English affection, affeccion, affeccioun, from Old French affection, from Latin affectiōnem, from affectiō; equivalent to affect + -ion.

affection Middle English affectiōnem Latin *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European

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Emotions & Feelings

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# affection

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /əˈfɛk.ʃən/
**Frequency rank:** 5155

## Meanings
1. A gentle feeling of fondness, liking, or love for someone.
2. An emotion or natural feeling that influences the mind.

## Examples
- She showed great affection for her younger brother.
- Poetry can stir deep affections in the reader.

## Synonyms
- attachment
- fondness
- kindness
- love
- passion
- tenderness

## Derived Forms
- affectional
- affectionate
- affectionated
- affectionately
- affectionateness
- affectioned
- affectionless
- affectious
- misaffection
- nonaffection
- unaffection

## Related Forms
- affect
- affectation
- affecter
- affective
- aficionado

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: affection
- Root: affectiōnem
- Root: *dʰeh₁-

## Etymology
From Middle English affection, affeccion, affeccioun, from Old French affection, from Latin affectiōnem, from affectiō; equivalent to affect + -ion.

## AI Etymology
Affection comes from Middle English affection, affeccion, affeccioun, from Old French affection, from Latin affectiōnem, from affectiō; equivalent to affect plus -ion. The historical line also includes Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern nominal form is built from the named base and affix.

## Topics
- Emotions & Feelings

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