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affection
noun as in strong fondness
Strongest matches
care, closeness, desire, devotion, emotion, feeling, friendship, good will, kindness, love, passion, sentiment, tenderness, warmth
Strong matches
ardor, attachment, case, concern, crush, endearment, friendliness, hankering, heart, inclination, itch, liking, predilection, propensity, regard, shine, solicitude, weakness, yen
Weak matches
Example Sentences
It treats gift-giving not as a theatrical display of affection but an opportunity to serve one another.
And expect further public displays of financial affection from arms companies awaiting the administration’s final verdict on Golden Dome contracts, which will likely be announced in early 2026.
Australians had organically adopted "Bom" as a term of affection, like a nickname for a friend, he said.
What made the musical so fresh was the inventive manner in which Mr. Groff made his own personal affection for Darin a new and crucial ingredient in a familiar recipe.
At the Emirates it will be a meeting of two forwards on a similar trajectory who retain real affection for one another.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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