noun
1. a positive feeling of liking
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he had trouble expressing the affection he felt
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the child won everyone's heart
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the warmness of his welcome made us feel right at home
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• Derivationally related forms: ↑warmhearted (for: ↑warmheartedness), ↑warm, ↑hearty (for: ↑heart), ↑tender (for: ↑tenderness), ↑fond (for: ↑fondness), ↑affectionate (for: ↑affectionateness)
• Hypernyms: ↑feeling
• Hyponyms: ↑attachment, ↑fond regard, ↑protectiveness, ↑regard, ↑respect, ↑soft spot
2. the quality of having a moderate degree of heat
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an agreeable warmth in the house
• Syn: ↑warmth
• Derivationally related forms: ↑warm
• Hypernyms: ↑hotness, ↑heat, ↑high temperature
• Hyponyms: ↑lukewarmness, ↑tepidity, ↑tepidness
Useful english dictionary. 2012.