affection
Usage
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.
Example Sentences
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Her 84-year-old mother’s case, still being investigated by law enforcement, generated an outpouring of public affection for the co-host.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026
RM says, “I wish our company would show a little more affection for us. I don’t usually say things like this . . . I don’t know. Just take care of us a little more.”
From Salon • Mar. 27, 2026
Still, during difficult times, many people just want attention and affection.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 19, 2026
Gabbo didn't hear their interruptions, talked over them, could not differentiate between child and adult voices and responded awkwardly to declarations of affection.
From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026
The reporter described Maggie and Kate Fox embracing “upon each other’s necks in an ecstasy of affection and delight at being together once again.”
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
