Definizione monolingua

affection

affection (third-person singular simple present affections, present participle affectioned, simple past and past participle affectioning)

1. to feel an affection, emotion or love for.

affection (plural affections)

1. The act of affecting or acting upon; the state of being affected.
2. An attribute; a quality or property; a condition; a bodily state; as, figure, weight, etc., are affections of bodies.
3. Bent of mind; a feeling or natural impulse or natural impulse acting upon and swaying the mind; any emotion; as, the benevolent affections, esteem, gratitude, etc.; the malevolent affections, hatred, envy, etc.; inclination; disposition; propensity; tendency.
4. Kind feeling; love; zealous or tender attachment; settled good will

   Usage note: often in the plural; formerly followed by ""to"", but now more generally by ""for"" or ""toward(s)""; as, filial, social, or conjugal affections; to have an affection for or towards children

5. (medicine) Disease; morbid symptom; malady; as, a pulmonary affection. --Dunglison.

Definizione dizionario affection

affetto

affezione

amore

affettività

sentimento

Altri significati:

A settled good will; kind feeling; love; zealous or tender attachment

to feel an affection, emotion or love for.

act of affecting

state of being affected

An attribute; a quality or property; a condition; a bodily state; as, figure, weight, etc., are affections of bodies.

morbid symptom

kind feeling

The act of affecting or acting upon; the state of being affected.

(medicine) Disease; morbid symptom; malady; as, a pulmonary affection. --Dunglison.

emotion

Bent of mind; a feeling or natural impulse or natural impulse acting upon and swaying the mind; any emotion; as, the benevolent affections, esteem, gratitude, etc.; the malevolent affections, hatred, envy, etc.; inclination; disposition; propensity; tendency.