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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a positive feeling of liking;
- Example: "he had trouble expressing the affection he felt"
- Example: "the child won everyone's heart"
- Example: "the warmness of his welcome made us feel right at home"
[syn: affection, affectionateness, fondness, tenderness, heart, warmness, warmheartedness, philia]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

philia
    n 1: a positive feeling of liking; "he had trouble expressing
         the affection he felt"; "the child won everyone's heart";
         "the warmness of his welcome made us feel right at home"
         [syn: affection, affectionateness, fondness,
         tenderness, heart, warmness, warmheartedness,
         philia]