affection

/əˈfek·ʃən/ n [C/U]

Definition

› a feeling of liking someone or something: [U] Pets should be treated with affection. [U] Harriet felt great affection for him.

(Definition of affection n from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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