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
No genuine, honest person takes money from a person they’ve just met; this is not a relationship based on trust and affection.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 23, 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
Expressing affection for a specific film in a public forum is grounds to be drawn and quartered in the social media town square.
From Salon • Mar. 11, 2026
“Smoit, my friend,” replied Gwydion firmly but with affection, “this is a choice to be made without persuasion from you.”
From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
