affection (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *affection*:
NOUN	feeling	affection, affectionateness, fondness, tenderness, heart, warmness, warmheartedness, philia	a positive feeling of liking

affection > pronunciation
Sounds	ahfeh'kshahn
Rhymes	Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn...

English > *affection*: 1 sense > noun 1, feeling
Meaning	A positive feeling of liking.
Example	"he had trouble expressing the affection he felt"
Synonyms	affectionateness, fondness, tenderness, heart, warmness, warmheartedness, philia
Narrower	attachment, fond regard	A feeling of affection for a person or an institution
	protectiveness	A feeling of protective affection
	regard, respect	A feeling of friendship and esteem
	soft spot	A sentimental affection
Broader	feeling	The experiencing of affective and emotional states
Spanish	afección, afectividad, afecto, afición, amor, apego, cariño, filia, simpatía, ternura
Catalan	afecció, afecte, simpatia, tendresa
Adjectives	affectionate	having or displaying warmth or affection

HyperDic: affection