affection

Noun

(uncountable) Affection is the state of being affected.
(countable) An affection is a condition, state, or quality of something.
Your weight is an affection of your body.
(uncountable) If someone has affection for something or someone else, they love it; they like doing it; they are attached to it.
- Synonyms: attachment, love, fondness, kindness, tenderness and passion
I have affection for her.
(countable) (medicine) An affection is a disease or malady of the body.