affections
Warm feelings harbored
Affections are feelings of fondness or tender attachment toward someone or something.
The word emphasizes emotional bonds rather than passion: She had genuine affections for her students.
To win someone's affections is to earn their love or regard.
The singular affection names the emotion itself; the plural often suggests the capacity for such feelings or their specific objects: His affections were divided between two women.
Profound loving regard
- tendernessGentle, caring quality
- endearmentAffectionate word or phrase
- cherishingHolding something deeply valued
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
attachment · warmth · regard · esteem · appreciation · soft spot · partiality · preference
Intense fond attachment
- romanceLove and its excitement
- courtshipSeeking another's romantic favor
- infatuationShort-lived intense attraction
- passionIntense emotional drive
ardor · amorous · sweetheart · truelove · wooing · flirtation · desire · longing
Hold closely in arms
- hugTight, affectionate clasp
- cuddleAffectionate close embrace
- caressGentle loving touch
- kissTouch with lips
snuggle · nestle · touch · holding · stroking · nuzzling · squeezing · clasping
Connection or fondness
- kinshipState of being related
- loyaltyFaithful commitment to another
- connectionA joining or relation
- relationshipConnection between entities
bonding · fidelity · allegiance · devotion · commitment · interdependence · closeness · solidarity
Felt attitude or view
- empathySharing another's emotions
- sympathyCompassionate understanding of others
- compassionConcern for others' distress
- tendernessGentle, caring quality
sensitivity · feeling · heartfelt · moved · touched · stirred · sentimental · emotional
adoration
Profound loving regard
- tendernessGentle, caring quality
- endearmentAffectionate word or phrase
- cherishingHolding something deeply valued
devotion · attachment · warmth · regard · esteem · appreciation · soft spot · partiality · preference · liking
love
Intense fond attachment
- romanceLove and its excitement
- courtshipSeeking another's romantic favor
- infatuationShort-lived intense attraction
passion · ardor · amorous · sweetheart · truelove · wooing · flirtation · desire · longing · devotion
embrace
Hold closely in arms
kiss · snuggle · nestle · touch · holding · stroking · nuzzling · squeezing · clasping · cradling
attachment
Connection or fondness
- kinshipState of being related
- loyaltyFaithful commitment to another
- connectionA joining or relation
relationship · bonding · fidelity · allegiance · devotion · commitment · interdependence · closeness · solidarity · unity
sentiment
Felt attitude or view
- empathySharing another's emotions
- sympathyCompassionate understanding of others
- compassionConcern for others' distress
tenderness · sensitivity · feeling · heartfelt · moved · touched · stirred · sentimental · emotional · warmhearted
- Swedenborgianismcorrespondences, glorification, memorabilia, New Jerusalem, spiritual world
- Baroque MusicBach, Vivaldi, Handel, harpsichord, Vivaldi Four Seasons
- Humors and Passionspassions, humors, choler, melancholia, phlegm
- ancient mindpsyche, nous, anima, pneuma, four humors
- preferencespreferences, prefer, likes, like, liking
- moral philosophymoral philosophy, moral judgment, moral reasoning, moral principles, moral conduct
affectionshatreds
Intense, lasting aversions
animosities · antipathies · hostilities · loathings · enmities
affectionsindifference
Lack of interest
coldness · apathy · detachment · disregard · aloofness
- public display of affectionRomantic acts in open
- deep affectionIntense emotional attachment
- motherly affectionTender care from one's female parent
- withholding affectionDeliberately denying emotional warmth
- public affectionRomantic display among strangers
- maternal affectionA mother's emotional bond