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
Grace and affection are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Grace" instead a noun "Affection".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- kindness and affection
- kindness and grace
- compassion and affection
- compassion and grace
- regard and affection
- regard and grace
- respect and affection
- respect and grace
- kindliness and affection
- kindliness and grace
- good will and affection
- good will and grace
- consideration and affection
- consideration and grace
How words are described
| high | high affection | high grace |
| physical | physical affection | physical grace |
| usual | usual affection | usual grace |
| sheer | sheer affection | sheer grace |
| Other adjectives: little, unconditional, less, surprising. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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Lewis believed that, without divine grace, human love is ultimately selfish and eventually destroys the object of its affection.
Source: Love Makes You Evil -
Love Makes You Evil: Lewis believed that human love — absent divine grace — is selfishness in a pretty mask, which ultimately destroys the object of affection.
Source: Literature / Till We Have Faces - In the anime's timeline, Ami has already had a brief relationship with a Canon Foreigner fellow student, Urawa Ryou (thus this isn't even her first love) and she was shown handling his shy affection for her with grace and maturity.
Source: Adaptation-Induced Plot Hole
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