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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Neither Lisbet nor Mihai can exhibit too much passion or zealotry, too much unjust anger or warranted affection.
From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2026
This hysterical comedy by writer-director Jesse Eisenberg has deep affection for artists clinging to the bottom rung of showbiz.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
She described Noah with affection and told the call handler she had been concerned about Noah's mental health, saying he "had not been himself at all" during the previous week.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
But she also fully gets the appeal of wishing these two would just suck it up and admit their affection.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
He was also a chess player who had a great reverence for the accomplishments of Bobby Fischer and an affection for him as a man.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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