genuine affection

collocation in English

meaningsofgenuineandaffection

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genuine
adjective
uk
/ˈdʒen.ju.ɪn/us
/ˈdʒen.ju.ɪn/
If something is genuine, it is real and exactly what it appears ...
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affection
noun
uk
/əˈfek.ʃən/us
/əˈfek.ʃən/
a feeling of liking for a person ...
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(Definition ofgenuineandaffectionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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It has tantalised many people, because it involves relationships ofgenuineaffectionthat people want to sustain, despite historical forces pulling in the other direction.
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There will begenuineaffectionon our part, although we shall see no physical let alone material return from them.
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I think they feel that when they are placing a cross to the name of their candidate they have agenuineaffectionfor him.
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Despite this and her husband's obsession with accumulating concubines, however, they appeared to continue to havegenuineaffectionfor each other.
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Though he appears to be a harsh taskmaster, this masks agenuineaffectionfor his students.
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There wasgenuineaffectionfor a generally helpless franchise.
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It proved to be immensely popular, drawing not only viewership, butgenuineaffectionfrom the public for the young idealistic contenders.
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Although their relationship is mainly physical, they have agenuineaffectionand concern for each other.
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They exhibit a variety of maladaptive traits such as rarely experiencinggenuineaffectionfor others.
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Soon they form agenuineaffectionfor each other.
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He seemed to have agenuineaffectionfor her, and she came to be known as the general.
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Later, during the 1570s, it is believed that friendship andgenuineaffectiondeveloped between the two.
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Anne's apparent withdrawal ofgenuineaffectionoccurred for a number of reasons.
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