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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And singer Joan Armatrading will perform a version of her song, Love and Affection.
From BBC • Mar. 8, 2025
Today, streaming platforms such as Netflix and Disney+ not only offer up a bevy of K-dramas for their subscribers, they've also produced K-dramas of their own, such as "Squid Game" and "The King's Affection."
From Salon • Apr. 4, 2022
Missing Affection: Okay, so you need something different.
From Washington Post • Oct. 26, 2021
Affection and appreciation had so convincingly drowned out malice and hate that they had colonized the wall.
From New York Times • Jul. 16, 2021
“I suppose I was dying again, so I asked the Lord of Permanent Affection for the strength to live the day. Clearly, the answer came in the affirmative.”
From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman
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