Affection and Dear

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Affection

Affection noun - A feeling of strong or constant regard for and dedication to someone.
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Dear and affection are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Dear" instead a noun "Affection".
Nearby Words: affect, affected, affectation, affectionate, affecting

Dear

Dear noun - A person with whom one is in love.
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Affection and dear are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Affection" instead a noun "Dear".
Nearby Words: dearly, deary, dearie

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little little affection little dear

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  • Childhood Friends: Cleopatra feels affection for her dear friend and fellow student Olympus even though she is royal and he is common in Cleopatra VII: Daughter of the Nile.
    Source: Literature / The Royal Diaries
  • Security Cling On their way down Penelope is holding onto Pepe for dear life, while Pepe is viewing this as a matter of affection rather than necessity.
    Source: Security Cling
  • MY DEAREST DEAREST DEAR Albert ... his excessive love & affection gave me feelings of heavenly love & happiness I never could have hoped to have felt before!
    Source: Perfectly Arranged Marriage
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