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affection
noun as in strong fondness
Strongest matches
care, closeness, desire, devotion, emotion, feeling, friendship, good will, kindness, love, passion, sentiment, tenderness, warmth
Strong matches
ardor, attachment, case, concern, crush, endearment, friendliness, hankering, heart, inclination, itch, liking, predilection, propensity, regard, shine, solicitude, weakness, yen
Weak matches
Example Sentences
But the city that calls itself “the greatest on Earth” appears to be losing visitors’ affections.
Harriet’s spying is partly the product of her parents’ truancy and partly a result of her deep affection for the world around her and all those who inhabit it.
The Pope told Catholics around the world that he felt their "affection and closeness".
Their relationships soon fracture into compounding insecurities, yet their brotherly affection persists, making this short one of the most endearing nominees in any of the shorts categories.
Feminist writer Moira Donegan wrote on Bluesky that the right-wing woman "believes that sexual and reproductive service to right wing men will earn her their protection, affection, and material support. She is wrong."
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When To Use
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.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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