1. (noun)affection, affectionateness, fondness, tenderness, heart, warmness, warmheartedness, philia a positive feeling of liking "he had trouble expressing the affection he felt"; "the child won everyone's heart"; "the warmness of his welcome made us feel right at home"
1. (noun)affection a feeling of caring her affection for her students; not very good at showing affection
Definition of 'affection'
Webster Dictionary
1. (noun)affection the act of affecting or acting upon; the state of being affected
2. (noun)affection an attribute; a quality or property; a condition; a bodily state; as, figure, weight, etc. , are affections of bodies
3. (noun)affection 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. (noun)affection a settled good will; kind feeling; love; zealous or tender attachment; -- often in the pl. Formerly followed by to, but now more generally by for or towards; as, filial, social, or conjugal affections; to have an affection for or towards children
Definitions of affection 
Afrikaans: deernis
Arabic: عَطْف، حُنُو، حُب
Bulgarian: привързаност
Brazilian: afeição
Czech: náklonnost, sympatie
German: die Zuneigung
Danish: hengivenhed;ømhed; kærlig
Greek: στοργή
Spanish: afecto, cariño
Estonian: kiindumus
Farsi: علاقه؛ محبت
Finnish: hellyys
French: affection
Hebrew: חִיבָּה, אַהֲבָה
Hindi: स्नेह
Croatian: ljubav
Hungarian: vonzalom
Indonesian: kasih sayang
Icelandic: hlÿhugur, ástúð
Italian: affetto
Japanese: 愛情
Korean: 애정
Lithuanian: prielankumas, simpatija
Latvian: pieķeršanās; simpātijas
Malay: kesukaan
Dutch: genegenheid
Norwegian: kjærlighet, hengivenhet
Polish: uczucie
Persian: علاقه؛ محبت
Pashto: مینه ، علاقه
Portuguese: afeição
Romanian: afecţiune
Russian: привязанность, любовь
Slovak: náklonnosť, sympatia
Slovenian: nagnjenje
Serbian: naklonost
Swedish: ömhet, tillgivenhet
Thai: ความรักใคร่
Turkish: sevgi, muhabbet
Taiwanese: 喜愛
Ukrainian: почуття
Urdu: محبت ، شفقت
Vietnamese: yêu mến
Chinese: 喜爱
