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AFFECTIONS Synonyms

There are 18 synonyms of the word affections. (exact relations)
There is 1 hypernym of the word affections. (close relations)
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fondness
nounn
noun

• a predisposition to like something

• a positive feeling of liking

• a quality proceeding from feelings of affection or love

tenderness
nounn
noun

• a tendency to express warm and affectionate feeling

• a pain that is felt (as when the area is touched)

• warm compassionate feelings

• a positive feeling of liking

• a feeling of concern for the welfare of someone (especially someone defenseless)

attachment
nounn
noun

• a feeling of affection for a person or an institution

• a supplementary part or accessory

• a writ authorizing the seizure of property that may be needed for the payment of a judgment in a judicial proceeding

• a connection that fastens things together

• faithful support for a cause or political party or religion

• the act of attaching or affixing something

• the act of fastening things together

love
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

• any object of warm affection or devotion

• a beloved person; used as terms of endearment

• a deep feeling of sexual desire and attraction

• a score of zero in tennis or squash

• sexual activities (often including sexual intercourse) between two people

verb

• have a great affection or liking for

• get pleasure from

• be enamored or in love with

• have sexual intercourse with

passion
nounn
noun

• a strong feeling or emotion

• the suffering of Jesus at the Crucifixion

• the trait of being intensely emotional

• something that is desired intensely

• an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action

• a feeling of strong sexual desire

• any object of warm affection or devotion

care
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something

• judiciousness in avoiding harm or danger

• an anxious feeling

• a cause for feeling concern

• attention and management implying responsibility for safety

• activity involved in maintaining something in good working order

verb

• feel concern or interest

• provide care for

• to hope, to desire or to prefer to have something, or to do something

• be in charge of, act on, or dispose of

• be concerned with

devotion
nounn
noun

• feelings of ardent love

• commitment to some purpose

• religious zeal; the willingness to serve God

• (usually plural) religious observance or prayers (usually spoken silently)

emotion
nounn
noun

• any strong feeling

feeling
nounn
noun

• the experiencing of affective and emotional states

• a vague idea in which some confidence is placed

• the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people

• a physical sensation that you experience

• the sensation produced by pressure receptors in the skin

• an intuitive understanding of something

liking
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
noun

• a feeling of pleasure and enjoyment

sentiment
nounn
noun

• tender, romantic, or nostalgic feeling or emotion

• a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty

warmth
nounn
noun

• the sensation caused by heat energy

• a warmhearted feeling

• the quality of having a moderate degree of heat

• the trait of being intensely emotional

• a quality proceeding from feelings of affection or love

affectionateness
nounn
noun

• a positive feeling of liking

• a quality proceeding from feelings of affection or love

heart
nounn
noun

• the locus of feelings and intuitions

• the hollow muscular organ located behind the sternum and between the lungs; its rhythmic contractions move the blood through the body

• the courage to carry on

• an area that is approximately central within some larger region

• the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience

• an inclination or tendency of a certain kind

• a plane figure with rounded sides curving inward at the top and intersecting at the bottom; conventionally used on playing cards and valentines

• a firm rather dry variety meat (usually beef or veal)

• a positive feeling of liking

• a playing card in the major suit that has one or more red hearts on it

kindness
nounn
noun

• the quality of being warmhearted and considerate and humane and sympathetic

• tendency to be kind and forgiving

• a kind act

philia
nounn
noun

• a positive feeling of liking

warmheartedness
nounn
noun

• a warmhearted feeling

• a positive feeling of liking

warmness
nounn
noun

• a positive feeling of liking

• the quality of having a moderate degree of heat

Best Hypernyms For AFFECTIONS

Here is a list of related hypernyms for affections, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
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feeling

Alternatives for FONDNESS

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