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affection

Definitions of affection
  1. noun
    a positive feeling of liking
    synonyms: attachement
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    types:
    respect
    a feeling of friendship and esteem
    type of:
    sens du toucher, sentiment, toucher
    the experiencing of affective and emotional states
  2. noun
    a feeling of pleasure and enjoyment
    synonyms: faible, penchant
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    antonyms:
    aversion, répulsion
    a feeling of aversion or antipathy
    types:
    faible, penchant
    a predisposition to like something
    penchant, prédilection
    a strong liking
    penchant, tendance
    that toward which you are inclined to feel a liking
    bienveillance, bonté
    a feeling of liking for another person; enjoyment in their company
    acceptation, approbation
    a feeling of liking something or someone good
    considération, estime
    a feeling of delighted approval and liking
    tendance
    an inclination to do something
    bienveillance, bonté
    the friendly hope that something will succeed
    acceptation, approbation
    a feeling of favorable regard
    acceptation, approbation, consentement
    official approval
    type of:
    sens du toucher, sentiment, toucher
    the experiencing of affective and emotional states
  3. noun
    a predisposition to like something
    synonyms: faible, penchant
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    type of:
    faible, penchant
    a feeling of pleasure and enjoyment
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