"affection" meaning in French

See affection in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /a.fɛk.sjɔ̃/ Audio: Fr-affection.ogg , LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-affection.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-affection.wav Forms: affections [plural]
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin affectiō. Etymology templates: {{lbor|fr|la|affectiō}} Learned borrowing from Latin affectiō Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} affection f (plural affections)
  1. affection, love, fondness Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-affection-fr-noun-V0cImo5o Categories (other): Love Disambiguation of Love: 90 10
  2. medical condition, complaint, disease Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-affection-fr-noun-pv1UcF~h Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 26 16 2 16 3 2 2 1 32 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 26 17 1 16 1 1 1 1 36 Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 2 98
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: affectueux
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