Affection and Pathos

Affection

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

Pathos and affection are semantically related in feeling topic. In some cases you can use "Pathos" instead a noun "Affection", when it comes to topics like emotion.

Pathos

Pathos noun - A quality that arouses emotions (especially pity or sorrow).
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Synonyms for Pathos

Affection and pathos are semantically related in feeling topic. You can use "Affection" instead a noun "Pathos", if it concerns topics such as emotion.

Nearby Words: pathetic, pathetics

How words are described

human human affection human pathos
fake fake affection fake pathos
genuine genuine affection genuine pathos
sheer sheer affection sheer pathos
Other adjectives: extreme, great, excessive.
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