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• (US) IPA ^(key): /ʌ.fɛk.ʃən/Category:Entries with IPA pronunciation

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Noun

1. (uncountable)Category:Uncountable nouns Affection is the state of being affected.
2. (countable)Category:Countable nouns An affection is a condition, state, or quality of something.

   Your weight is an affection of your body.

3. (uncountable)Category:Uncountable nouns If someone has affection for something or someone else, they love it; they like doing it; they are attached to it.
   • Synonyms: attachment, love, fondness, kindness, tenderness and passion

   I have affection for her.

4. (countable)Category:Countable nouns (medicine)Category:Medicine An affection is a disease or malady of the body.