All affection synonyms

noun affection

• desire — A desire is a strong wish to do or have something.
• kindness — the state or quality of being kind: kindness to animals.
• love — a profoundly tender, passionate affection for another person.
• sentiment — an attitude toward something; regard; opinion.
• closeness — to put (something) in a position to obstruct an entrance, opening, etc.; shut.
• tenderness — soft or delicate in substance; not hard or tough: a tender steak.
• passion — any powerful or compelling emotion or feeling, as love or hate.
• good will — friendly disposition; benevolence; kindness.
• feeling — a quality of an object that is perceived by feeling or touching: the soft feel of cotton.
• friendship — the state of being a friend; association as friends: to value a person's friendship.
• warmth — the quality or state of being warm; moderate or gentle heat.
• devotion — Devotion is great love, affection, or admiration for someone.
• care — If you care about something, you feel that it is important and are concerned about it.
• case — A particular case is a particular situation or incident, especially one that you are using as an individual example or instance of something.
• heart — Anatomy. a hollow, pumplike organ of blood circulation, composed mainly of rhythmically contractile smooth muscle, located in the chest between the lungs and slightly to the left and consisting of four chambers: a right atrium that receives blood returning from the body via the superior and inferior vena cavae, a right ventricle that pumps the blood through the pulmonary artery to the lungs for oxygenation, a left atrium that receives the oxygenated blood via the pulmonary veins and passes it through the mitral valve, and a left ventricle that pumps the oxygenated blood, via the aorta, throughout the body.
• hankering — a longing; craving.
• itch — to have or feel a peculiar tingling or uneasy irritation of the skin that causes a desire to scratch the part affected: My nose itches.
• yen — an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Japan, equal to 100 sen or 1000 rin. Symbol: ¥; Abbreviation: Y.
• ardor — emotional warmth; passion
• regard — to look upon or think of with a particular feeling: to regard a person with favor.
• solicitude — the state of being solicitous; anxiety or concern.
• crush — To crush something means to press it very hard so that its shape is destroyed or so that it breaks into pieces.
• propensity — a natural inclination or tendency: a propensity to drink too much.
• attachment — If you have an attachment to someone or something, you are fond of them or loyal to them.
• weakness — the state or quality of being weak; lack of strength, firmness, vigor, or the like; feebleness.
• predilection — a tendency to think favorably of something in particular; partiality; preference: a predilection for Bach.
• liking — Usually, likes. the things a person likes: a long list of likes and dislikes.
• concern — Concern is worry about a situation.
• friendliness — characteristic of or befitting a friend; showing friendship: a friendly greeting.
• shine — to give forth or glow with light; shed or cast light.
• inclination — a disposition or bent, especially of the mind or will; a liking or preference: Much against his inclination, he was forced to resign.
• fondness — the state or quality of being fond.
• ardour — Ardour is a strong, intense feeling of love or enthusiasm for someone or something.
• puppy love — temporary infatuation of a boy or girl for another person.
• soft spot — a weak or vulnerable position, place, condition, etc.: a soft spot in their fortifications; a soft spot in the economy.