Affection vs. Intimacy — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Affection and Intimacy
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Affection
Affection or fondness is a "disposition or state of mind or body" that is often associated with a feeling or type of love. It has given rise to a number of branches of philosophy and psychology concerning emotion, disease, influence, and state of being.
Intimacy
The condition of being intimate.
Affection
A gentle feeling of fondness or liking
He won a place in her affections
She felt affection for the wise old lady
Intimacy
An instance of being intimate.
Affection
The action or process of affecting or being affected.
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Intimacy
Feeling or atmosphere of closeness and openness towards someone else, not necessarily involving sexuality.
Affection
A tender feeling toward another; fondness.
Intimacy
(countable) Intimate relationship.
Affection
Often affections Feeling or emotion
An unbalanced state of affections.
Intimacy
Intimate detail, (item of) intimate information.
Affection
A disposition to feel, do, or say; a propensity.
Intimacy
The state of being intimate; close familiarity or association; nearness in friendship.
Affection
(Obsolete) Prejudice; partiality.
Intimacy
Close or warm friendship;
The absence of fences created a mysterious intimacy in which no one knew privacy
Affection
The act of affecting or acting upon.
Intimacy
A usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship
Affection
The state of being affected, especially: a change in, or alteration of, the emotional state of a person or other animal, caused by a subjective affect (a subjective feeling or emotion), which arises in response to a stimulus which may result from either thought or perception.
Intimacy
A feeling of being intimate and belonging together;
Their closeness grew as the night wore on
Affection
An attribute; a quality or property; a condition.
Affection
An emotion; a feeling or natural impulse acting upon and swaying the mind.
Affection
A feeling of love or strong attachment.
I have a lot of affection for my little sister.
The marriage therapist suggested they show each other more affection.
Affection
A disease; a morbid symptom; a malady.
Affection
To feel affection for.
Affection
The act of affecting or acting upon; the state of being affected.
Affection
An attribute; a quality or property; a condition; a bodily state; as, figure, weight, etc. , are affections of bodies.
And, truly, waking dreams were, more or less,An old and strange affection of the house.
Affection
Bent of mind; a feeling or natural impulse or natural impulse acting upon and swaying the mind; any emotion; as, the benevolent affections, esteem, gratitude, etc.; the malevolent affections, hatred, envy, etc.; inclination; disposition; propensity; tendency.
Affection is applicable to an unpleasant as well as a pleasant state of the mind, when impressed by any object or quality.
Affection
A settled good will; kind feeling; love; zealous or tender attachment; - often in the pl. Formerly followed by to, but now more generally by for or towards; as, filial, social, or conjugal affections; to have an affection for or towards children.
All his affections are set on his own country.
Affection
Prejudice; bias.
Affection
Disease; morbid symptom; malady; as, a pulmonary affection.
Affection
The lively representation of any emotion.
Affection
Affectation.
Affection
Passion; violent emotion.
Most wretched man,That to affections does the bridle lend.
Affection
A positive feeling of liking;
He had trouble expressing the affection he felt
The child won everyone's heart
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