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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He has listed his high school in Hawaii as beneficiary on two of his brokerage accounts, so he’s certainly got a “grá” — that’s Gaelic for deep affection — for charitable endeavors.
From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026
Families need to read aloud together again to build children’s affection for books and to build a shared library—a family canon to inform the character of a home.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
Clary notes that Trump's "apparent affection" for Pakistan's army chief, now Field Marshal Asim Munir, significantly shaped the post-conflict environment.
From BBC • May 7, 2026
Our enduring affection for Ross may be hardwired into our collective psyche, in other words.
From Salon • May 2, 2026
“Thank you all, so very much,” she said, and gazed with affection on each of her three pupils, and on all of her guests as well.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
Vocabulary lists containing affection
The SAT: Words to Capture Tone, List 1
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