Affection

==English==
===Etymology===
From < < ; see affect.
===Pronunciation===
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===Noun===
# The act of affecting or acting upon; the state of being affected.
# An attribute; a quality or property; a condition; a bodily state; as, figure, weight, etc., are affections of bodies.
# Bent of mind; a feeling or natural impulse or natural impulse acting upon and swaying the mind; any emotion; as, the benevolent affections, esteem, gratitude, etc.; the malevolent affections, hatred, envy, etc.; inclination; disposition; propensity; tendency.
# A settled good will; kind feeling; love; zealous or tender attachment
#: Usage note: often in the plural; formerly followed by "to", but now more generally by "for" or "toward(s)"; as, filial, social, or conjugal affections; to have an affection for or towards children
# Disease; morbid symptom; malady; as, a pulmonary affection. --Dunglison.
====Synonyms====
* attachment
* fondness
* good will
* kindness
* love
* passion
* tenderness
====Derived terms====
* affectional
* affectionate
* affectionated
* affectionately
* affectionateness
* affectioned
====Related terms====
* affect
* affectation
* affecter
* affective
====Translations====
* Greek: 
* Latvian: , 
* Bulgarian: , 
* Greek: 
* Latvian: (in locative as to show that narrator is the object)
* Finnish: tunne, tuntemus, mielenliikutus, liikuttuminen
* Japanese: 愛情 (aijō)
* Latvian: , 
* Scottish Gaelic: 
* Bulgarian: 
* Finnish: myönteinen tunne, mieltymys, kiintymys, hellyys
* Greek: , 
* Hebrew: חיבה (khiba) 
* Japanese: 愛情 (aijō)
* Latvian: 
* Portuguese: , 
* Scottish Gaelic: 
* Spanish: 
* Telugu: మమత (mamata), అనురాగం (anuraagam)
* Finnish: affektio
* Greek: , 
* Latvian: 
* Portuguese: 
: Note: The verb affect has so many meanings that giving translations for the act of affecting and the state of being affected often makes no sense as a dozen different verbs may be required to cover affect in another language.
* : ميل
* : afeciono
* : 애정, 호의
* : cariño
* : affeksjon
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