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Pronunciation / Transliteration: affection
"Il a une grande affection pour ses petits-enfants."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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An affection or liking for someone or something.
"She has a great fondness for classical music."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Late Middle English: from fond (in the obsolete sense 'foolish') + -ness. The original meaning was 'foolishness', later shifting in the 16th century to 'infatuation', and subsequently to 'affection' or 'liking'.
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affection
Transliteration: affection
"Il a une grande affection pour ses petits-enfants."
Zuneigung
Transliteration: Zuneigung
"Sie spürte eine tiefe Zuneigung zu ihm."
affetto
Transliteration: affetto
"Nutro un grande affetto per questa città."
cariño
Transliteration: cariño
"Le tiene mucho cariño a su perro."
afeição
Transliteration: afeição
"Ela demonstrou grande afeição pelos animais."
स्नेह
Transliteration: sneh
"बच्चों के प्रति उसका गहरा स्नेह है।"
喜爱
Transliteration: xǐ'ài
"他对中国文化有着深厚的喜爱。"
애정
Transliteration: aejeong
"그녀는 동물에 대한 각별한 애정이 있다."
愛着
Transliteration: aichaku
"彼には古本に対する強い愛着がある。"
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