affection
noun /əˈfek.ʃən/Definition
B2 [U or S] a feeling of liking for a person or place: She felt no affection for the child. He had a deep affection for his aunt.Liking affections [plural] › feelings of liking or love: The former president still holds a place in the nation's affections. Sula seems to have transferred her affections from Jon to his brother.Loving and in love win sb's affections › to succeed in persuading someone to love youLoving and in love
(Definition of affection noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- absence makes the heart grow fonder idiom
- adoration noun
- adore verb (LOVE)
- adoring adjective
- be gone on sb idiom
- be soft on sb idiom
- be stuck on sb/sth idiom
- care for sb phrasal verb (LIKE)
- fall for sb phrasal verb
- fall in love idiom
- fondly adverb (LIKING)
- have got it bad idiom
- head over heels (in love) idiom
- lovey-dovey adjective
- loving adjective
- lurve noun
- puppy love noun
- romantic adjective
- worship noun (ADMIRATION)
- worship verb (ADMIRE)
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Loving and in love
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