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- pronunciation:
fek
shn
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- Word Combinations (noun), Word Explorer, Word Parts
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| definition 1: |
a feeling of warmth and fondness for someone or something.
As a kindergarten teacher, I develop affection for the children in my class each year.He loves his children, but sometimes it's difficult for him to show his affection to them.- synonyms:
- fondness
- antonyms:
- antipathy, coldness
- similar words:
- attachment, caring, devotion, friendliness, good will, liking, love, partiality, tenderness, warmth
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| definition 2: |
(often pl.) emotion, esp. love.
I can see why she is the object of his affections.- synonyms:
- emotion, feelings, sentiment
- similar words:
- love
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| related words: |
admiration, affinity, ardor, attention, belonging, feeling, intimacy |
adjective + (n.)affection
abiding,
brotherly,
deep,
enduring,
enormous,
fake,
familial,
generous,
gentle,
genuine,
intense,
lasting,
maternal,
mere,
motherly,
mutual,
nostalgic,
obvious,
overt,
parental,
paternal,
physical,
profound,
pure,
reciprocal,
renewed,
residual,
romantic,
shared,
sincere,
sisterly,
slight,
spontaneous,
starved,
sudden,
tender,
tremendous,
unconditional,
undying,
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verb + (n.)affection
alienate,
arouse,
betray,
communicate,
convey,
crave,
demonstrate,
diminish,
display,
express,
inspire,
lavish,
manipulate,
possess,
pretend,
profess,
reciprocate,
regard,
retain,
sense,
show,
shower,
starve,
vie,
withhold
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(n.)affection
+ verb
bind, hug, shine
noun + (n.)affection
alienation,
attention,
awe,
bond,
companionship,
continuity,
declaration,
demonstration,
dimension,
display,
distinction,
emotion,
expression,
feeling,
friendship,
gesture,
humor,
intimacy,
lack,
longing,
love,
loyalty,
mixture,
object,
outpouring,
pity,
praise,
pride,
reservoir,
respect,
rival,
rush,
sign,
substitute,
surge,
tenderness,
token,
trust,
warmth,
withdrawal
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The word affection
contains the following parts:
af-
Latin
prefix
that means to, toward
  More about this word part:
The prefix af-
occurs in Latin loanwords. It is an assimilated form of ad- used before roots beginning with "f," such as fil 1 and fix. See ad-.
Example words:
affect, affection, afferent, affiance, affiliate, affinity, affirm, affix, afflatus, afflict, affliction, affluent, affront, disaffect
fac, fic, fec, fact, fect
Latin
root
that means make, do
More about this word part:
This root is also the origin of the suffixes "-fy, -ify, -efy" and "-ification, -efaction".
Example words:
affect, affection, artifice, artificial, benefactor, beneficent, beneficial, benefit, confect, deficient, disaffect, discomfit, effect, efficient, fact, factory, fiction, fictitious, infect, malefactor, manufacture, orifice, proficient, sacrifice, satisfaction, satisfactory, significant, sufficient
-ion
Latin
noun-forming suffix
that means the act, process, or result of
More about this word part:
The suffix -ion
attaches to bases that are Latin verb stems ending in s or t.
Example words:
ablation, abrasion, accession, action, addiction, addition, admission, adoption, affection, affliction, aggression, ambition, attention, audition, commission, commissioner, compassion, compassionate, conclusion, condition, confusion, congestion, construction, direction, diction, dictionary, exclusion, expedition, fusion, illusion, immersion, incision, interaction, inquisition, mission, nation, omission, passion, passionate, permission, prediction, prescription, question, reaction, reflection, rendition, revolution, satisfaction, section, session, solution, television, transaction
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