affection
/əˈfekʃn/noun
उच्चारण अफ़ेक्शन
स्नेह, प्यार, लगाव
Core wordPYP · asked 5 times
Asked in previous papers
as one-word substitution
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[U, C] ~ (for/towards sb/sth)
the feeling of liking or loving somebody or something very much and caring about them
स्नेह, प्यार, लगाव
- She has great affection for her old teacher.
- The puppy wagged its tail with affection.
- He looked at his granddaughter with affection.
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- The two friends share a deep affection.
- The teacher won the students' affection by listening to them.
Synonyms fondness love tenderness
Opposite dislike hostility indifference
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[pl.] sb's affections formal
a person's feelings of love
किसी की प्रेम-भावनाएँ
- He tried to win her affections with gifts.
- The children's affection for their teacher was clear to everyone.
- The young man hoped to win her affections.
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- She had lost the affections of her old friends.
- He turned his affections to a new hobby.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
affection for sb / sth
Use for to name the person or thing you feel warmly towards.
जिस व्यक्ति या वस्तु के प्रति स्नेह हो, उसे बताने के लिए 'for' का प्रयोग होता है।
- She has a deep affection for her grandmother.
- He felt great affection for his old school.
with affection
Use with affection to describe how something is said or done, without an article.
कोई बात या कार्य किस भाव से किया गया, यह बताने के लिए बिना article के 'with affection' आता है।
- The students remember him with affection.
affection (uncountable) vs affections (plural)
Affection is normally uncountable; the plural affections is old-fashioned and refers to feelings of love.
'Affection' सामान्यतः uncountable है; plural 'affections' पुराने ढंग का है और प्रेम-भावनाओं के लिए आता है।
- The child needs love and affection.
affection + between / towards
Between names the two people who share the feeling; towards is a formal alternative to for.
'Between' उन दो व्यक्तियों को बताता है जिनमें स्नेह है; 'towards', 'for' का formal विकल्प है।
- There was real affection between the two brothers.
+Collocations 4
adjective + affection
deepgenuinewarmfondmotherly
- The teacher won the class's warm affection.
verb + affection
showfeelwinreturnlavish
- Radhika shows her affection by cooking for friends.
affection + for
for childrenfor animalsfor familyfor a placefor tradition
- He has a great affection for stray dogs.
noun + of affection
a sign ofa display ofa gesture ofa token ofan object of
- She gave him a shawl as a token of affection.
“More examples 5
- The old man spoke of his village with great affection.
वृद्ध ने अपने गाँव के बारे में बड़े स्नेह से बात की।
- Children grow best in a home full of affection.
बच्चे स्नेह से भरे घर में सबसे अच्छे ढंग से बढ़ते हैं।
- Radhika has always had a soft corner of affection for her cousin.
राधिका के मन में अपने चचेरे भाई के लिए सदा स्नेह का एक कोना रहा है।
- The cat showed no affection towards strangers.
बिल्ली ने अजनबियों के प्रति कोई स्नेह नहीं दिखाया।
- Affection between friends often lasts a lifetime.
मित्रों के बीच का स्नेह प्रायः जीवन भर चलता है।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ She has affection to her teacher.
✓ She has affection for her teacher.
Affection takes the preposition for, not to.
'Affection' के बाद 'for' आता है, 'to' नहीं।
✗ He gave her many affections.
✓ He gave her a great deal of affection.
In modern English affection is uncountable and does not take many.
आधुनिक English में 'affection' uncountable है और इसके साथ many नहीं लगता।
✗ He is very affection to his younger sister.
✓ He is very affectionate towards his younger sister.
After is, the adjective affectionate is needed, not the noun affection.
'Is' के बाद विशेषण 'affectionate' चाहिए, noun 'affection' नहीं।
◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
af·fec·tion
?Which word?
affection or affectation?
Affection is warm liking or love: 'motherly affection'. Affectation is unnatural behaviour put on to impress people: 'his affectation of a foreign accent'. Both come from affect, but the meanings are far apart.
Affection गर्मजोशी भरा प्यार या लगाव है, जैसे 'motherly affection'। Affectation लोगों को प्रभावित करने के लिए अपनाया गया बनावटी व्यवहार है, जैसे 'his affectation of a foreign accent'। दोनों affect से बने हैं, पर अर्थ बहुत अलग हैं।
The affection/affectation pair is a sentence-improvement item.
Sentence improvement में affection और affectation का अंतर पूछा जाता है।
§Grammar and usage
Affection for or towards.
'affection for' या 'towards' आता है।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
A tender feeling of fondness.
'स्नेह का कोमल भाव' के लिए यह शब्द आता है।