Definition of "affection" in English

noun

1. The act of affecting or acting upon.

2. The state of being affected, 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.

4. An emotion; a feeling or natural impulse acting upon and swaying the mind.

5. A feeling of love or strong attachment.

   • I have a lot of affection for my little sister.
   • The marriage therapist suggested they show each other more affection.

6. (medicine, archaic) A disease; a morbid symptom; a malady.

verb

1. (now rare) To feel affection for.