Definisjon av affection

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Noun

affection - a positive feeling of liking; "he had trouble expressing the affection he felt"; "the child won everyone's heart"; "the warmness of his welcome made us feel right at home"
affectionateness, fondness, tenderness, heart, warmness, warmheartedness, philia
feeling the experiencing of affective and emotional states; "she had a feeling of euphoria"; "he had terrible feelings of guilt"; "I disliked him and the feeling was mutual"
fond regard, attachment the act of attaching or affixing something
protectiveness the quality of providing protection; "statistical evidence for the protectiveness of vaccination"
regard, respect (usually plural) a polite expression of desire for someone's welfare; "give him my kind regards"; "my best wishes"
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Substantiv

affection - The act of affecting or acting upon.
affection - The state of being affected.
affection - An attribute; a quality or property; a condition; a bodily state; as, figure, weight, etc. , are affections of bodies.
affection - Bent of mind; a feeling or natural impulse or natural impulse acting upon and swaying the mind; any emotion; as, the benevolent affections, esteem, gratitude, etc. ; the malevolent affections, hatred, envy, etc. ; inclination; disposition; propensity; tendency.
affection - Kind feeling; love; zealous or tender attachment; settled good will.
affection - Disease; morbid symptom; malady; as, a pulmonary affection. --Dunglison.

Verb

affection - To feel an affection, emotion or love for.

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  • Affection is a "disposition or rare state of mind or body" that is often associated with a feeling or type of love. It has given rise to a number of branches of philosophy and psychology concerning: emotion; disease; influence; state of being (philosophy); and state of mind (psychology). "Affection" is popularly used to denote a feeling or type of love, amounting to more than goodwill or friendship.

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