affection

/əˈfɛkʃən/ · noun

Meaning

The act of affecting or acting upon.
The state of being affected, especially: a change in, or alteration of, the emotional state of a person or other animal, caused by a subjective affect (a subjective feeling or emotion), which arises in response to a stimulus which may result from either thought or perception.
An attribute; a quality or property; a condition.
An emotion; a feeling or natural impulse acting upon and swaying the mind.
A feeling of love or strong attachment.
Disease; morbid symptom; malady.
To feel affection for.

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