affection

1. n. The act of affecting or acting upon; the state of being affected. Source: opted

2. n. An attribute; a quality or property; a condition; a bodily state; as, figure, weight, etc. , are affections of bodies. Source: opted

3. n. Bent of mind; a feeling or natural impulse or natural impulse acting upon and swaying the mind; any emotion; as, the benevolent affections, esteem, gratitude, etc.; the malevolent affections, hatred, envy, etc.; inclination; disposition; propensity; tendency. Source: opted

4. n. A settled good will; kind feeling; love; zealous or tender attachment; -- often in the pl. Formerly followed by to, but now more generally by for or towards; as, filial, social, or conjugal affections; to have an affection for or towards children. Source: opted

5. n. Prejudice; bias. Source: opted

6. n. Disease; morbid symptom; malady; as, a pulmonary affection. Source: opted

7. n. The lively representation of any emotion. Source: opted

8. n. Affectation. Source: opted

9. n. Passion; violent emotion. Source: opted

10. n. a positive feeling of liking Source: wordnet

11. 1. The act of affecting or acting upon; the state of being affected. 2. An attribute; a quality or property; a condition; a bodily state; as, figure, weight, etc. , are affections of bodies. "The affections of quantity." Boyle. And, truly, waking dreams were, more or less, An old and strange affection of the house. Tennyson. 3. Bent of mind; a feeling or natural impulse or natural impulse acting upon and swaying the mind; any emotion; as, the benevolent affections, esteem, gratitude, etc. ; the malevolent affections, hatred, envy, etc.; inclination; disposition; propensity; tendency. Affection is applicable to an unpleasant as well as a pleasant state of the mind, when impressed by any object or quality. Cogan. 4. A settled good will; kind feeling; love; zealous or tender attachment; -- often in the pl. Formerly followed by to, but now more generally by for or towards; as, filial, social, or conjugal affections; to have an affection for or towards children. All his affections are set on his own country. Macaulay. 5. Prejudice; bias. [Obs.] Bp. Aylmer. 6. (Med.) Disease; morbid symptom; malady; as, a pulmonary affection. Dunglison. 7. The lively representation of any emotion. Wotton. 8. Affectation. [Obs.] "Spruce affection." Shak. 9. Passion; violent emotion. [Obs.] Most wretched man, That to affections does the bridle lend. Spenser. Syn. -- Attachment; passion; tenderness; fondness; kindness; love; good will. See Attachment; Disease. Source: webster

12. Disease; morbid symptom; malady; as, a pulmonary affection.Dunglison. Source: adambom

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