Affection and Like

Affection

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

Usage example: an elderly couple showing their affection for each other by little acts of kindness

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Like and affection are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Like" instead a noun "Affection".

Like noun - A number of persons or things that are grouped together because they have something in common.

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Affection and like are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Affection" instead a noun "Like".

Nearby Words: likely, likeness, liking, liked, likeable

human	human affection	human like
high	high affection	high like
normal	normal affection	normal like
simple	simple affection	simple like
Other adjectives: actual, large, little, personal, less.

Meanwhile, the mother treats her loser son with love and affection, even though he hardly visits and takes of care her like Goren does.

Source: Big Screwed-Up Family
He makes ridiculous lies to get people to like him, doesn't like physical affection, alternates between acting tough and trying to make friends, often within the same sentence.

Source: Film / Buffalo '66
Twilight: Yeah, like care and attention, love and affection... [Winona licks her face] Twilight: UGH!

Source: You Need a Breath Mint

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