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reciprocal | affection |

As nouns the difference between reciprocal and affection

is that reciprocal is (arithmetic) of a number, the number obtained by dividing 1 by the given number; the result of exchanging the numerator and the denominator of a fraction while affection is the act of affecting or acting upon.

As an adjective reciprocal

is of a feeling, action or such: mutual, uniformly felt or done by each party towards the other or others; two-way.

As a verb affection is

to feel an , emotion or love for.

reciprocal

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Of a feeling, action or such: mutual, uniformly felt or done by each party towards the other or others; two-way.
    • reciprocal''' love; '''reciprocal duties
  • * Shakespeare
    • Let our reciprocal vows be remembered.
  • Mutually interchangeable.
  • * I. Watts
    • These two rules will render a definition reciprocal with the thing defined.
  • (grammar) Reflexive; applied to pronouns and verbs, but sometimes limited to pronouns that express mutual action.
  • (math) Used to denote different kinds of mutual relation; often with reference to the substitution of reciprocals for given quantities.
  • contrary or opposite

    • Synonyms

    * mutual, two-way * contrary, opposite, converse, inverse, inverted, cross * See also

    Related terms

    * reciprocity

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (arithmetic) Of a number, the number obtained by dividing 1 by the given number; the result of exchanging the numerator and the denominator of a fraction.
    • 0.5 is the reciprocal of 2.

    Synonyms

    * (in arithmetic) multiplicative inverse

    affection

    English

    (wikipedia affection)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of affecting or acting upon.
  • The state of being affected.
  • An attribute; a quality or property; a condition; a bodily state; as, figure, weight, etc., are affections of bodies.
  • Bent of mind; a feeling or natural impulse or natural impulse acting upon and swaying the mind; any emotion; as, the benevolent affections, esteem, gratitude, etc.; the malevolent affections, hatred, envy, etc.; inclination; disposition; propensity; tendency.
  • * {{quote-magazine, date=2013-08-23, author=(Mark Cocker)
    • , volume=189, issue=11, page=26, magazine=(The Guardian Weekly) , title= Wings of Desire , passage=Our affections for wild animals are distributed very unevenly. Take insects. Some 750,000 species have already been documented worldwide and the great American naturalist EO Wilson called them "the little things that run the world". Through their recycling of nutrients and the supply of base-level protein to a vast array of higher life forms, insects underpin the existence of life on this planet. Yet when it comes to human concern for creepy-crawlies, forget it.}}
  • A feeling of love or strong attachment.
  • * 1813 , Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice Chapter 61
    • Mr. Bennet missed his second daughter exceedingly; his affection for her drew him oftener from home than anything else could do. He delighted in going to Pemberley, especially when he was least expected.
  • (medicine, archaic) Disease; morbid symptom; malady.
  • * Dunglison
    • a pulmonary affection

    Synonyms

    * (kind feeling) attachment, fondness, kindness, love, passion, tenderness

    Usage notes

    In the sense of "feeling of love or strong attachment", it is often in the plural; formerly followed by "to", but now more generally by "for" or "toward(s)", for example filial, social, or conjugal affections; to have an affection for or towards children

    Derived terms

    {{der3, affectional , affectionate , affectionated , affectionately , affectionateness , affectioned}}

    Related terms

    {{rel3, affect , affectation , affecter , affective}}

    Verb

  • to feel an , emotion or love for.

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