English > philia: 1 sense > noun 1, feeling| Meaning | A positive feeling of liking. |
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| Synonyms | affection, affectionateness, fondness, tenderness, heart, warmness, warmheartedness |
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| Narrower | attachment, fond regard | A feeling of affection for a person or an institution |
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| 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 |
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| Spanish | afección, afectividad, afecto, afición, amor, apego, cariño, filia, simpatía, ternura |
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| Catalan | afecció, afecte, simpatia, tendresa |
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