Affection and Property

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

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

Usage example: the ability to be magnetized is a common property of metals

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

Nearby Words: proper, properly, propertied

human	human affection	human property
high	high affection	high property
physical	physical affection	physical property
common	common affection	common property
Other adjectives: instant, genuine, obvious, actual, personal, general.

Though cats have scent glands in their muzzles, and this is at least partly them marking you as "their property." Bumping the top of their head against you is more akin to actual affection.

Source: Alternate Animal Affection
Often, the villain is motivated by twisted affection or at least lust, but it can also just be about getting legal access to her money, property, or title.

Source: And Now You Must Marry Me
Not for any kind of parental affection, but so that the Kiryus could take all the Saejima property for themselves.

Source: Anime / Classroom Crisis

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