Word.ws English Dictionary

affection meaning in Marathi

लाड lāḍ

/əˈfɛk.ʃən/

affection in Marathi: लाड (lāḍ), जिव्हाळा (jivhāḷā), प्रेम (prem), आपलेपणा (āpalepaṇā). In English, affection means the act of affecting or acting upon.

Marathi words for affection

affection, endearment, indulgence
लाड lāḍ
affection
जिव्हाळा jivhāḷā, प्रेम prem
affection, warmth
आपलेपणा āpalepaṇā
affection; fondness; warmth — a feeling of closeness or emotional attachment
आपुलकी āpulakī

English meaning of affection

  1. noun The act of affecting or acting upon.
  2. noun The state of being affected, especially: a change in, or alteration of, the emotional state of a person or other animal, caused by a subjective affect (a subjective feeling or emotion), which arises in response to a stimulus which may result from either thought or perception.
  3. noun An attribute; a quality or property; a condition.
  4. noun An emotion; a feeling or natural impulse acting upon and swaying the mind.

Full definition of affection

affection in a sentence

  • I have a lot of affection for my little sister.
  • The marriage therapist suggested they show each other more affection.

Synonyms of affection

All synonyms of affection

affection in other languages

Questions about affection in Marathi

What is the meaning of affection in Marathi?
Affection in Marathi is लाड (lāḍ), जिव्हाळा (jivhāḷā), प्रेम (prem), आपलेपणा (āpalepaṇā).
affection चा मराठी अर्थ काय आहे?
Affection: लाड (lāḍ), जिव्हाळा (jivhāḷā), प्रेम (prem), आपलेपणा (āpalepaṇā).
What does affection mean in English?
Affection means the act of affecting or acting upon.

Source and license

Marathi words from Wiktionary's Marathi entries whose English meaning is “affection”: आपलेपणा, आपुलकी, जिव्हाळा, प्रेम. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: affection (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Marathi words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated:

Pronunciation audio from Wikimedia Commons, each file under its own free license: en-us-affection.ogg.

Cite this page: “affection meaning in Marathi.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/marathi/affection. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.