affection

One entry found for affection.

Main Entry: af·fec·tion
Pronunciation: &-'fek-sh&n
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French affection, from Latin affection-, affectio, from afficere
1 : a moderate feeling or emotion
2 : tender attachment : FONDNESS <she had a deep affection for her parents>
3 a (1) : a bodily condition (2) : DISEASE, MALADY b : ATTRIBUTE <shape and weight are affections of bodies>
4 obsolete : PARTIALITY, PREJUDICE
5 : the feeling aspect (as in pleasure) of consciousness
6 a : PROPENSITY, DISPOSITION b archaic : AFFECTATION 1
7 : the action of affecting : the state of being affected
synonym see FEELING
- af·fec·tion·less /-l&s/ adjective