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affection BrE / əˈfekʃn /  NAmE / əˈfekʃn / Native audio playback is not supported. affection(noun)BrE / əˈfekʃn /  NAmE / əˈfekʃn / the feeling of liking or loving somebody/something very much and caring about themSee related entries: Friendlyhttps://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/topic/friendly/affection_1Children need lots of love and affection.He didn't show his wife any affection.She was held in deep affection by all her students.Mr Darcy’s affection for his sisterI have a great affection for New York.a person’s feelings of loveAnne had two men trying to win her affections.The object of her affections was a young man named Paul.Extra ExamplesHe just wants a bit of affection.He was held in great affection by hundreds of students.He’ll be remembered with genuine affection.I don’t go in for public displays of affection.I have a deep affection for his mother.I yearn for the love and affection I once had.She had developed a real affection for him.She had tried hard to win his affection.The object of his affections was a young opera singer.The teacher showed affection to all her students.a strong feeling of affectionMr Darcy’s affection for his sister was never in doubt.Open displays of affection always embarrassed her.She spoke/treated him/looked at him/hugged him with great affection.Word OriginMiddle English: via Old French from Latin affectio(n-), from afficere ‘to influence’, from ad- ‘at, to’ + facere ‘do’.

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(noun) children need lots of love and affection.he didn't show his wife any affection.she was held in deep affection by all her students.mr darcy’s affection for his sister Search images by the wordhttps://www.google.com/search?biw=1280&bih=661&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=affection This card's content is collected from the following dictionaries: Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Word	affection
WordType	(noun)
Phonetic	BrE / əˈfekʃn / NAmE / əˈfekʃn /
Example	children need lots of love and affection. he didn't show his wife any affection. she was held in deep affection by all her students. mr darcy’s affection for his sister
Sound	Native audio playback is not supported.
Image	Search images by the word https://www.google.com/search?biw=1280&bih=661&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=affection
Content	affection (noun)BrE / əˈfekʃn / NAmE / əˈfekʃn / the feeling of liking or loving somebody/something very much and caring about them See related entries: Friendly https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/topic/friendly/affection_1 Children need lots of love and affection. He didn't show his wife any affection. She was held in deep affection by all her students. Mr Darcy’s affection for his sister I have a great affection for New York. a person’s feelings of love Anne had two men trying to win her affections. The object of her affections was a young man named Paul. Extra Examples He just wants a bit of affection. He was held in great affection by hundreds of students. He’ll be remembered with genuine affection. I don’t go in for public displays of affection. I have a deep affection for his mother. I yearn for the love and affection I once had. She had developed a real affection for him. She had tried hard to win his affection. The object of his affections was a young opera singer. The teacher showed affection to all her students. a strong feeling of affection Mr Darcy’s affection for his sister was never in doubt. Open displays of affection always embarrassed her. She spoke/treated him/looked at him/hugged him with great affection. Word Origin Middle English: via Old French from Latin affectio(n-), from afficere ‘to influence’, from ad- ‘at, to’ + facere ‘do’.
Copyright	This card's content is collected from the following dictionaries: Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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