affection

n. fondness; infirmity, malady

Affection is defined by the Random House Dictionary as "disposition or state of mind or body." [1] It has given rise to a number of branches of meaning concerning: emotion (popularly: love, devotion etc); disease; influence; state of being (philosophy) [2]; and state of mind (psychology) Affect (psychology).
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Af·fec·tion n. 1. A tender feeling toward another; fondness. 2. A bodily condition; disease. [more]Affection - Community and Resources

Noun
1. a positive feeling of liking; "he had trouble expressing the affection he felt"; "the child won everyone's heart"
(synonym) affectionateness, fondness, tenderness, heart, warmheartedness
(hypernym) feeling
(hyponym) attachment, fond regard

n. affection; ailment, affliction; complaint; fondness, liking