Affection a "disposition or state of mind or body" that's often associated with a feeling or type of love. It's given rise to a number of branches of meaning concerning: emotion (popularly: love, devotion etc); disease; influence; state of being (philosophy); and state of mind (psychology) Affect (psychology). Usage "Affection"'s popularly used to denote a feeling or type of love, amounting to more than goodwill or friendship. Writers on ethics generally use the word to refer to distinct state… (More on Affection)