Affection and Mark

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

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

Usage example: a sensitive expression that is the mark of a poet

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Affection and mark are semantically related in characteristic topic. Sometimes you can use "Affection" instead a noun "Mark".

Nearby Words: marked, marker, marking, marksman, markup

high	high affection	high mark
physical	physical affection	physical mark
low	low affection	low mark
particular	particular affection	particular mark
Other adjectives: common, true, genuine, obvious, strong, large, little, personal, lasting, bloody, highest.

Prequel series The Infernal Devices features a similar partial version of this trope; Will is the only one to call Jem "James", although it is a mark of affection more than anything.

Source: Full Name Ultimatum
Perhaps not a mark of affection so much as it being a bit odd to refer to someone by the surname you share.

Source: First Name Basis / Literature
She calls the younger woman "Kitten" as a mark of affection.

Source: Comic Book / Storm

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