affection

Definition of affection in English English dictionary: The act of affecting or acting upon; the state of being affected; Disease; morbid symptom; malady; as, a pulmonary affection. --Dunglison; An attribute; a quality or property; a condition; a bodily state; as, figure, weight, etc., are affections of bodies; A settled good will; kind feeling; love; zealous or tender attachment
Usage note: often in the plural; formerly followed by to, but now more generally by for or toward(s); as, filial, social, or conjugal affections; to have an affection for or towards children.; to feel an [[#Noun|affection]], emotion or love for; 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; {n} love, fondness, zeal, quality, habit; 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; 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; the malevolent affections, hatred, envy, etc; are affections of bodies; Affectation; A settled good will; kind feeling; love; zealous or tender attachment; often in the pl; Passion; violent emotion; Disease; morbid symptom; malady; as, a pulmonary affection; An attribute; a quality or property; a condition; a bodily state; as, figure, weight, etc; (love), (ke) aloha; a positive feeling of liking; "he had trouble expressing the affection he felt"; "the child won everyone's heart"; a positive feeling of liking; "he had trouble expressing the affection he felt"; "the child won everyone's heart; inclination; disposition; propensity; tendency; {i} fondness; infirmity, malady; Your affections are your feelings of love or fondness for someone. The distant object of his affections is Caroline; @}--,--'-- -- Long-stemmed rose : * -- Kisses : -X -- A big wet kiss! : -x -- Kiss kiss : -{} -- Blowing a kiss [hugged person's name] -- Hugs ((hugged person's name)): ** -- Hugs and kisses ((((person's name)))) -- Hug; If you regard someone or something with affection, you like them and are fond of them. She thought of him with affection She had developed quite an affection for the place; Observable behaviors that result when parents act on their feelings of warmth or love Parental affection can be shown either physically (hugging, kissing, caressing, comforting, and the like) or verbally (praising, complimenting, saying nice things to or about the child, and so forth) These and many other caring, nurturing, supportive, loving, behaviors help define the behavioral expressions of parental acceptance; Prejudice; bias; The need to establish psychologically close relationships with others; The lively representation of any emotion; lovedrury; endearment
affect: To move to emotion
He was deeply affected by the themes in the play.
affect: To feel affection for; to like, be fond of
A young gentlewoman in Basil was married to an ancient man against her will, whom she could not affect; she was continually melancholy, and pined away for grief .
affect: To aim for, to try to obtain
affectionate: To show affection to; to have affection for
affectionate: Having affection or warm regard; loving; fond; as, an affectionate brother
affectionate: To emotionally attach (oneself) to
Plutarch saith fitly of those who affectionate themselves to Monkies and little Dogges, that.
affect: to act upon
affect: {v} to move the passions, aim, try, assume
affect: {n} affection, passion
affectionate: {a} fond, tender, kind, good, zealous
affectionately: {a} lovingly, tenderly, kindly
public display of affection: A public display of affection (sometimes abbreviated PDA) is the physical demonstration of affection for another person while in the view of others. For example, holding hands or kissing in public are commonly defined as public displays of affection. (More far-reaching forms of intimacy could be considered indecent exposure). While the term is generally considered an American term, every culture has written and unwritten rules for showing affection in public
Affectionate: having or displaying warmth or affection; "affectionate children"; "caring parents"; "a fond embrace"; "fond of his nephew"; "a tender glance"; "a warm embrace"
Affectionate: loving
Affectionately: with affection; "she loved him dearly"; "he treats her affectionately"
Public Display of Affection: affectionate behavior that is done in a public place (hugging, kissing, etc.)
affect: To make a false display of
affect: emotions displayed through behavior and actions This is in contrast to moods, which may or may not be visible to other people Affects may even mask underlying moods
affect: the conscious subjective aspect of feeling or emotion act physically on; have an effect upon have an effect upon; "Will the new rules affect me?" have an emotional or cognitive impact upon; "This child impressed me as unusually mature"; "This behavior struck me as odd
affect: have an effect upon; "Will the new rules affect me?"
affect: pattern of observable behaviours which is the expression of a subjectively experienced feeling state (emotion) and is variable over time in response to changing emotional states
affect: have an emotional or cognitive impact upon; "This child impressed me as unusually mature"; "This behavior struck me as odd
affect: An operation that lets you connect wires onto terminations/pins
affect: {f} influence; move someone (emotionally); attack (of a disease); act as if, pretend; have a certain disposition towards; have an affinity for
affect: Of an illness or condition, to infect or harm (a part of the body)
affect: External display of emotion or mood
affect: To dispose or incline
affect: -A psychological term referring to emotions
affect: Emotion
I try not to let my emotions influence my decisions. - I try not to let my emotions affect my decisions.
affect: verb-infinitive act
affect: the conscious subjective aspect of feeling or emotion
affect: The observable emotional condition of an individual at any given time See also frontal lobe
affect: If something affects a person or thing, it influences them or causes them to change in some way. Nicotine adversely affects the functioning of the heart and arteries the worst-affected areas of Somalia
affect: If a disease affects someone, it causes them to become ill. Arthritis is a crippling disease which affects people all over the world. = afflict
affect: To influence or alter
affect: connect closely and often incriminatingly; "This new ruling affects your business"
affect: influence; make a change on
affect: to act upon or influence, as in: Strong emotions can affect your health
affect: A class of mental phenomena uniquely characterized by a consciously experienced, subjective feeling state, commonly accompanying emotions and moods
affect: The observable emotional condition of an individual at any given time
affect: Affection; inclination; passion; feeling; disposition
affect: A person's feeling toward something (3)
affect: To tend to by affinity or disposition
affect: Emotional feeling tone or mood
affect: Visible signs of experiencing an emotion
affect: act physically on; have an effect upon
affect: The observable emotional condition of an individual at any given time [Click Here to Return to List]
affect: If something or someone affects you, they make you feel a strong emotion, especially sadness or pity. The divorce affected Jim deeply
affect: To influence or move, as the feelings or passions; to touch
affect: Generalized feeling tone (usually considered more persistent than emotion, less so than mood) It is the external, observable manifestation of emotion (e g , flat, blunted, constricted, expansive, labile, etc )
affect: To aim at; to aspire; to covet
affect: make believe with the intent to deceive; "He feigned that he was ill"; "He shammed a headache"
affect: To make a show of; to put on a pretense of; to feign; to assume; as, to affect ignorance
affect: v to produce an effect on; to influence ("A lack of sleep affected the singer's performance ")
affect: To show a fondness for; to like to use or practice; to choose; hence, to frequent habitually
affect: The emotional complex associated with an idea or mental state
affect: To act upon; to produce an effect or change upon
affect: the conscious subjective aspect of feeling or emotion act physically on; have an effect upon have an effect upon; "Will the new rules affect me?"
affect: In hysteria, the affect is sometimes entirely dissociated, sometimes transferred to another than the original idea
affect: To assign; to appoint
affect: A strong emotional experience. See usage notes below
affect: To love; to regard with affection
affect: emotion, feeling or mood
affect: have an emotional or cognitive impact upon; "This child impressed me as unusually mature"; "This behavior struck me as odd"
affect: in environmental psychology, an individual’s emotional response to the environment, which is predicted by the naturalness of the place; its upkeep, openness, order; and historical significance
affectionate: Kindly inclined; zealous
affectionate: Strongly inclined; with to
affectionate: If you are affectionate, you show your love or fondness for another person in the way that you behave towards them. They seemed devoted to each other and were openly affectionate + affectionately af·fec·tion·ate·ly He looked affectionately at his niece. = fondly. showing in a gentle way that you love someone and care about them = loving affectionate towards
affectionate: Proceeding from affection; indicating love; tender; as, the affectionate care of a parent; affectionate countenance, message, language
affectionate: {s} loving, full of affection
affectionate: fond
affectionately: With affection; lovingly; fondly; tenderly; kindly
affectionately: fondly, lovingly, in an affectionate manner
affectionately: In an affectionate manner
affections: plural of affection
alienation of affection: a tort based on willful and malicious interference with the marriage relation by a third party without justification or excuse
alienation of affection: The wrongful or injurious act of interfering with an affectionate relationship so that one person loses affection for the other
conceive an affection for: feel fondness for
in affection and esteem: with love, yours truly, sincerely (warm and friendly closing of a letter)
won his affection: won his heart, enchanted him, got him to love her