affectioned (comparative more affectioned, superlative most affectioned)
(archaic) Feeling a certain affection for; disposed.
(archaic) affected, pompous
(archaic) obstinate, willful
(archaic) zealous, earnest
affectioned
simple past tense and past participle of affection
Source: Wiktionary
Af*fec"tioned, a.
1. Disposed. [Archaic] Be kindly affectioned one to another. Rom. xii. 10.
2. Affected; conceited. [Obs.] Shak.
Af*fec"tion, n. Etym: [F. affection, L. affectio, fr. afficere. See Affect.]
1. The act of affecting or acting upon; the state of being affected.
2. An attribute; a quality or property; a condition; a bodily state; as, figure, weight, etc. , are affections of bodies. "The affections of quantity." Boyle. And, truly, waking dreams were, more or less, An old and strange affection of the house. Tennyson.
3. 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, etc. ; the malevolent affections, hatred, envy, etc.; inclination; disposition; propensity; tendency. Affection is applicable to an unpleasant as well as a pleasant state of the mind, when impressed by any object or quality. Cogan.
4. A settled good will; kind feeling; love; zealous or tender attachment; -- often in the pl. Formerly followed by to, but now more generally by for or towards; as, filial, social, or conjugal affections; to have an affection for or towards children. All his affections are set on his own country. Macaulay.
5. Prejudice; bias. [Obs.] Bp. Aylmer.
6. (Med.)
Definition: Disease; morbid symptom; malady; as, a pulmonary affection. Dunglison.
7. The lively representation of any emotion. Wotton.
8. Affectation. [Obs.] "Spruce affection." Shak.
9. Passion; violent emotion. [Obs.] Most wretched man, That to affections does the bridle lend. Spenser.
Syn.
– Attachment; passion; tenderness; fondness; kindness; love; good will. See Attachment; Disease.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
7 November 2024
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