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From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary : [ easton ]


  Affection
     feeling or emotion. Mention is made of "vile affections" (Rom.
     1:26) and "inordinate affection" (Col. 3:5). Christians are
     exhorted to set their affections on things above (Col. 3:2).
     There is a distinction between natural and spiritual or gracious
     affections (Ezek. 33:32).

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Affection \Af*fec"tion\, n. [F. affection, L. affectio, fr.
     afficere. See Affect.]
     1. The act of affecting or acting upon; the state of being
        affected.
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     2. An attribute; a quality or property; a condition; a bodily
        state; as, figure, weight, etc., are affections of bodies.
        ``The affections of quantity.'' --Boyle.
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              And, truly, waking dreams were, more or less,
              An old and strange affection of the house.
                                                    --Tennyson.
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     3. 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.
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              Affection is applicable to an unpleasant as well as
              a pleasant state of the mind, when impressed by any
              object or quality.                    --Cogan.
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     4. A settled good will; kind feeling; love; zealous or tender
        attachment; -- often in the pl. Formerly followed by to,
        but now more generally by for or towards; as, filial,
        social, or conjugal affections; to have an affection for
        or towards children.
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              All his affections are set on his own country.
                                                    --Macaulay.
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     5. Prejudice; bias. [Obs.] --Bp. Aylmer.
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     6. (Med.) Disease; morbid symptom; malady; as, a pulmonary
        affection. --Dunglison.
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     7. The lively representation of any emotion. --Wotton.
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     8. Affectation. [Obs.] ``Spruce affection.'' --Shak.
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     9. Passion; violent emotion. [Obs.]
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              Most wretched man,
              That to affections does the bridle lend. --Spenser.
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     Syn: Attachment; passion; tenderness; fondness; kindness;
          love; good will. See Attachment; Disease.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Affection \Af*fec"tion\, n. [F. affection, L. affectio, fr.
     afficere. See Affect.]
     1. The act of affecting or acting upon; the state of being
        affected.
  
     2. An attribute; a quality or property; a condition; a bodily
        state; as, figure, weight, etc., are affections of bodies.
        ``The affections of quantity.'' --Boyle.
  
              And, truly, waking dreams were, more or less, An old
              and strange affection of the house.   --Tennyson.
  
     3. 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.
  
              Affection is applicable to an unpleasant as well as
              a pleasant state of the mind, when impressed by any
              object or quality.                    --Cogan.
  
     4. A settled good will; kind feeling; love; zealous or tender
        attachment; -- often in the pl. Formerly followed by to,
        but now more generally by for or towards; as, filial,
        social, or conjugal affections; to have an affection for
        or towards children.
  
              All his affections are set on his own country.
                                                    --Macaulay.
  
     5. Prejudice; bias. [Obs.] --Bp. Aylmer.
  
     6. (Med.) Disease; morbid symptom; malady; as, a pulmonary
        affection. --Dunglison.
  
     7. The lively representation of any emotion. --Wotton.
  
     8. Affectation. [Obs.] ``Spruce affection.'' --Shak.
  
     9. Passion; violent emotion. [Obs.]
  
              Most wretched man, That to affections does the
              bridle lend.                          --Spenser.
  
     Syn: Attachment; passion; tenderness; fondness; kindness;
          love; good will. See Attachment; Disease.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  affection
       n : a positive feeling of liking; "he had trouble expressing the
           affection he felt"; "the child won everyone's heart"
           [syn: affectionateness, fondness, tenderness, heart,
            warmheartedness]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  affection
     Γαλλικά n.
     1 η αγάπη, η τρυφερότητα
     2 η πάθηση

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  affection
     n.
     1 The act of affecting or acting upon.
     2 The state of being affect, 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.
     3 An attribute; a quality or property; a condition.
     vb.
     (lb en now rare) To feel #Noun for. (from 16th c.)
     Scots n.
     (l en affection)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  affection
     n.
     1 The act of affecting or acting upon.
     2 The state of being affect, 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.
     3 An attribute; a quality or property; a condition.
     vb.
     (lb en now rare) To feel #Noun for. (from 16th c.)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  affection
     n.
     1 The act of affecting or acting upon.
     2 The state of being affect, 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.
     3 An attribute; a quality or property; a condition.
     vb.
     (lb en now rare) To feel #Noun for. (from 16th c.)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  affection
     n.
     1 The act of affecting or acting upon.
     2 The state of being affect, 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.
     3 An attribute; a quality or property; a condition.
     vb.
     (lb en now rare) To feel #Noun for. (from 16th c.)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  affection
     Ranska n.
     1 kiintymys
     2 sairaus

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  affection
     Franska n.
     1 affektion, det att tycka om någon eller något
     2 själsrörelse

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  affection /ɐfˈɛkʃən/
  1. aandoening, emosie
  2. liefde
  3. aanhanklikheid

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Affection /ɐfˈɛkʃən/
  المحبّة

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  affection //əˈfɛk.t͡ʃən// //əˈfɛk.ʃən// 
  1. обич
  feeling of love or strong attachment
  2. обич, привързаност
  state of being affected