Affection — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a positive feeling of liking

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈælɪfˌɔːɹiːn/

🇬🇧British English

/bˈɪjʊɹˌeɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bˈɪjʊɹˌeɪt/

3 syllables Say it as /kˈælɪfˌɔːɹiːn/.

Examples

he had trouble expressing the affection he felt
the child won everyone's heart
the warmness of his welcome made us feel right at home

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

warmness fondness heart affectionateness tenderness philia warmheartedness

Parts of Speech

noun	a positive feeling of liking “he had trouble expressing the affection he felt”

Word Forms

affectionate	adjective	having or displaying warmth or affection
fond	adjective	having or displaying warmth or affection
tender	adjective	having or displaying warmth or affection
hearty	adjective	showing warm and heartfelt friendliness
warm	adjective	having or displaying warmth or affection
warmhearted	adjective	marked by warmth of feeling like kindness and sympathy and generosity

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Zuneigung

ein positives Gefühl der Sympathie

🇪🇸Spanish

afecto

un sentimiento positivo de agrado

🇮🇹Italian

affetto

una sensazione positiva di simpatia

🇳🇱Dutch

affectie

een positief gevoel van sympathie

🇵🇹Portuguese

afeição

um sentimento positivo de gostar

🇷🇺Russian

привязанность

позитивное чувство симпатии

India

🇮🇳Hindi

स्नेह

पसंद करने की एक सकारात्मक भावना

🇧🇩Bengali

স্নেহ

পছন্দের একটি ইতিবাচক অনুভূতি

🇮🇳Tamil

பாசம்

விருப்பத்தின் நேர்மறையான உணர்வு

🇮🇳Telugu

ఆప్యాయత

ఇష్టపడే సానుకూల భావన

🇮🇳Marathi

आपुलकी

आवडीची सकारात्मक भावना

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્નેહ

ગમવાની સકારાત્મક લાગણી

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಾತ್ಸಲ್ಯ

ಇಷ್ಟಪಡುವ ಸಕಾರಾತ್ಮಕ ಭಾವನೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വാത്സല്യം

ഇഷ്‌ടത്തിൻ്റെ പോസിറ്റീവ് വികാരം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪਿਆਰ

ਪਸੰਦ ਦੀ ਇੱਕ ਸਕਾਰਾਤਮਕ ਭਾਵਨਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

پیار

پسند کرنے کا ایک مثبت احساس

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

感情

积极的喜欢感

🇯🇵Japanese

愛情

好きというポジティブな感情

🇰🇷Korean

애정

긍정적인 호감

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự yêu mến

một cảm giác tích cực của việc thích

🇹🇭Thai

เสน่หา

ความรู้สึกเชิงบวกของความชอบ

🇮🇩Indonesian

kasih sayang

perasaan suka yang positif

🇵🇭Filipino

pagmamahal

isang positibong pakiramdam ng pagkagusto

🇲🇾Malay

kasih sayang

perasaan suka yang positif

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

عاطِفَة

شعور إيجابي بالإعجاب

🇮🇷Persian

محبت

احساس مثبت دوست داشتن

🇹🇷Turkish

alaka

olumlu bir hoşlanma hissi

🇮🇱Hebrew

אַהֲבָה

תחושה חיובית של חיבה

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The primary meaning of 'affection' is 'a positive feeling of liking'.

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