The act of affecting or acting upon; the
state of being affected.
An attribute; a
quality or property; a condition; a bodily state; as, figure, weight, , are affections of bodies.
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, ; the malevolent affections, hatred, envy, ; inclination; disposition; propensity; tendency.
A settled
good will; kind feeling; love; zealous or tender attachment
Usage note: often in the plural; formerly followed by "to", but now more generally by "for" or "toward(s)"; as, filial, social, or conjugal affections; to have an Affection for or towards children
(medicine) Disease; morbid symptom; malady; as, a pulmonary affection. --Dunglison.