单词 | affection |
释义 | affectionnoun af·fec·tion ə-ˈfek-shən 1 : a feeling of liking and caring for someone or something : tender attachment : fondness She had a deep affection for her parents. 2 : a moderate feeling or emotion 3 a(1) : a bodily condition (2) : disease, malady a pulmonary affection 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 sense 1 7 : the action of affecting : the state of being affected 8 : umlaut sense 2 —used especially in the grammar of the Celtic languages affectionless ə-ˈfek-shən-ləs adjective affection noun1 as in love a feeling of strong or constant regard for and dedication to someone an elderly couple showing their affection for each other by little acts of kindness Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance
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2 as in disease an abnormal state that disrupts a plant's or animal's normal bodily functioning born with a heart affection that later caused him problems Synonyms & Similar Words
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3 as in inclination a habitual attraction to some activity or thing I'm rooting for the Cubs—just my natural affection for the underdog, I guess Synonyms & Similar Words
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4 as in characteristic something that sets apart an individual from others of the same kind religion, of one kind or another, is an affection common to every society known to have existed Synonyms & Similar Words
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