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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I think the reason they brought Jeff Daniels in is to highlight why Jimmy so desperately wants Paul’s affection.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
Most of these funds have been in the works since before affection cooled for the category.
From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026
In an interview, Allan denied threatening his brother and said he treated him with affection.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026
The affection Stacy and Preston shared over nearly four decades of marriage makes “roughing it” worthwhile.
From Salon • Mar. 23, 2026
“Just goes to show,” he said, shaking Henry’s shoulder with a kind of rough affection.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
