Thesaurus / affection
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synonyms for affection
- care
- closeness
- desire
- devotion
- emotion
- feeling
- friendship
- good will
- kindness
- love
- passion
- sentiment
- tenderness
- warmth
- ardor
- attachment
- case
- concern
- crush
- endearment
- friendliness
- hankering
- heart
- inclination
- itch
- liking
- predilection
- propensity
- regard
- shine
- solicitude
- weakness
- yen
- amore
- puppy love
- soft spot
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On this page you'll find 113 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to affection, such as: care, closeness, desire, devotion, emotion, and feeling.
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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.
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Her content on TikTok, which runs the gamut from glamour shots to poking fun at Gambian norms around public displays of affection to mocking the country’s leaders, regularly gets thousands of views.
THE LATEST HUB OF POLITICAL HUMOR: GAMBIACHARU KASTURINOVEMBER 24, 2020OZYIf you have a family member who is insistent on some kind of squeeze, check out this guide to the safest ways of showing physical affection.
HOW TO PLAN A COVID-SAFE THANKSGIVING, WEEK-BY-WEEKKATE BAGGALEYOCTOBER 30, 2020POPULAR-SCIENCEThor and Unnur, who we don’t hear from much at all, don’t have to say much for the audience to see the deep level of trust and affection the two share.
THIS FILM WILL MAKE YOU RETHINK EVERY PARENTAL DECISIONRYAN VAN BIBBEROCTOBER 26, 2020OUTSIDE ONLINEThat region has been voting against Democrats for years, and it has been fertile territory for movements like Timber Unity, an anti-environmentalist group that has opposed the liberal government in Salem — and shown mutual affection with Skarlatos.
THE TRAILER: IS THIS THE FUTURE OF THE GOP?DAVID WEIGELOCTOBER 20, 2020WASHINGTON POSTToday, although Uruguay has one of the older populations in South America, we think it’s necessary for the elderly to have affection and to have talks in patios or gardens, in the open air.
NO MORE MATÉ SHARINGTATE RYAN-MOSLEYAUGUST 19, 2020MIT TECHNOLOGY REVIEWThe same outpourings of affection are seen in the dealings of children with their toy babies and animals.
CHILDREN'S WAYSJAMES SULLYIn the close relation and affection of these last days, the sense of alienation and antagonism faded from both their hearts.
RAMONAHELEN HUNT JACKSONShe was not accustomed to an outward and spoken expression of affection, either in herself or in others.
THE AWAKENING AND SELECTED SHORT STORIESKATE CHOPINPitch corresponds to the range of the voice, and expresses affection or attraction.
EXPRESSIVE VOICE CULTUREJESSIE ELDRIDGE SOUTHWICKIsaacson thought what the world would say, and suddenly he knew the reality of his affection for Nigel.
BELLA DONNAROBERT HICHENSWORDS RELATED TO AFFECTION
- admiration
- aesthetic sense
- affection
- appraisal
- assessment
- attraction
- awareness
- cognizance
- commendation
- comprehension
- enjoyment
- esteem
- estimation
- grasp
- high regard
- knowledge
- liking
- love
- perception
- realization
- recognition
- regard
- relish
- respect
- responsivenesss
- sensibility
- sensitiveness
- sensitivity
- sympathy
- understanding
- valuation
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