Affection and Familiarity

Affection

Affection noun - A feeling of strong or constant regard for and dedication to someone.

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

Familiarity noun - The state of being in a very personal or private relationship.

Usage example: the elderly couple enjoys a familiarity that is the result of many years of happy marriage

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Affection and familiarity are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Affection" instead a noun "Familiarity".

human	human affection	human familiarity
sheer	sheer affection	sheer familiarity
deep	deep affection	deep familiarity
increased	increased affection	increased familiarity
Other adjectives: extreme, little, excessive, personal, general, twisted, growing, basic, sudden.

Dating Sim: Yayoi uses affection and familiarity values as a metaphor while explaining why Kanna can't enter her trance with Motoki, causing him to wonder whether she's been working on eroge for too long.

Source: Manga / Koe de Oshigoto!
Since the protagonists don't know she's an Artificial Human, they treat her with a level of affection and familiarity her creator never did, and she starts to develop feelings for them that contradict her programming.

Source: Humanity Is Infectious
Lewis's The Four Loves, he discusses how affection turns on familiarity: the children can love the crusty old gardener and fear the stranger who wants to win their regard.

Source: Crusty Caretaker

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