Polyglot Dictionary

afeição

/afejˈsɐ̃w/

a noun B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
as afeições

Meaning

  1. affection

    • Sente afeição por ela.

      He is fond of her.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

carinho

carinho is more common, warm, everyday affection; afeição is more formal, a deeper attachment.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

cariño

cariño is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "affection."

French

affection

affection is the French word for the same thing — both mean "affection."

Practice

1 What does afeição mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sente ___ por ela.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches afeição?

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