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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“Ray,” she says, her voice low and gravelly with affection.
From Literature
Miriam flings her arms around my neck with such affection I have to struggle not to cry.
From Literature
But while the region's affection for the plant is well documented, its status as a leader in the field is less so.
From BBC
His good cheer and evident affection for India won him the friendship and trust of many of the top rank of the country's politicians, editors and social activists.
From BBC
And they seemed to have genuine affection for their host.
From Literature
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
