real affection

collocation in English

meaningsofrealandaffection

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real
adjective
uk
/rɪəl/us
/ˈriː.əl/
existing in fact and ...
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affection
noun
uk
/əˈfek.ʃən/us
/əˈfek.ʃən/
a feeling of liking for a person ...
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(Definition ofrealandaffectionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofreal affection

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It was intensive farming but it was done with great skill andrealaffection.
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It was plain from his speech that he feels arealaffectionfor the country and the people.
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Because of the nature of a dental surgeon's work, it is always very difficult to feel any sort ofrealaffectionfor him.
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This did not preclude a relationship ofrealaffection, even love, but it absolutely precluded equality.
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Without exception, they call him to mind with genuine warmth and withrealaffection.
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I think that all of us who knew him well had for him arealaffection.
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She made some witty observations and spoke withrealaffectionabout her constituency.
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Those interested in the subject found that the one thing of which such children could not be deprived wasrealaffection.
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If there is clear evidence ofrealaffectionin the parents, and if the condition has not got too far, an attempt at rehabilitation: should be made.
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A village ofrealaffectionand love where you can find the combination of simplicity, beauty, and sympathy for all.
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He says this in a cold and toneless way, as he has never shown anyrealaffectionor warmth.
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Now we shall see where their real interests and their real affections are.
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