Affection and Character

Affection

Affection noun - Something that sets apart an individual from others of the same kind.

Usage example: religion, of one kind or another, is an affection common to every society known to have existed

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Character and affection are semantically related. in characteristic topic. In some cases you can use "Character" instead a noun "Affection".

Character noun - Something that sets apart an individual from others of the same kind.

Usage example: one of the distinguishing characters of mammals

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Affection and character are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Affection" instead a noun "Character".

human	human affection	human character
particular	particular affection	particular character
normal	normal affection	normal character
true	true affection	true character
Other adjectives: strong, actual.

Compare Love Hungry, where the character wants to force others to love them, and Attention Whore, where a character acts out, but not necessarily for affection.

Source: Desperately Craves Affection
A character who's like this could become so vulnerable/naive that they are willing to accept affection from anyone despite the fact the person may only be using them for their own personal gain.

Source: Desperately Craves Affection
Character Development: Artemis slowly starts to regain a bit of his humanity, including the ability to love and feel affection for other individuals.

Source: Literature / The Sellswords

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