affection
Usage
What are other ways to say affection?
Affection is a fondness for others that is enduring and tender, but calm. Devotion is an intense love and steadfast, enduring loyalty to a person; it may also imply consecration to a cause. Love may apply to various kinds of regard: the charity of the Creator, reverent adoration toward God or toward a person, the relation of parent and child, the regard of friends for each other, or romantic feelings for another person, etc.
Example Sentences
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And I have a special touristic affection for Boathouse Row, the collection of 19th century boathouses along the Schuylkill River just west of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026
And as a film, it’s a masterpiece that will rattle around your head for days, constantly sparking more affection — and the occasional nightmare.
From Salon ● Sep. 7, 2026
But he hinted at affection by choosing a surname for him derived from the German for heart, Herz.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
The Gallagher brothers' affection for Celtic is well documented, stemming from their family's Irish roots.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
The reporter described Maggie and Kate Fox embracing “upon each other’s necks in an ecstasy of affection and delight at being together once again.”
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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