affection
The act of affecting or acting upon.
Other meanings
The state of being affected, especially: a change in, or alteration of, the emotional state of a person or other animal, caused by a subjective affect (a subjective feeling or emotion), which arises in response to a stimulus which may result from either thought or perception.
An attribute; a quality or property; a condition.
Synonyms
- heart
Related words
- affectionless
- affectious
- misaffection
- nonaffection
- unaffection
- affectional
- affectionate
- affectionated
- affectionately
- affectionateness
- affectioned
- alienation of affection
Word history
From Latin "affectiōnem".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “affection” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.