What does the word affection mean?

Usage examples for affection

  1. " I have a deep affection for Count Ammiani; an old friendship. – Vittoria, v8 by George Meredith
  2. Lurton, on his part, regarded Isabel with more and more wonder and affection. – The Mystery of Metropolisville by Edward Eggleston
  3. She was the most intimate friend of my youth, the only woman I ever had any real affection for. – Black Oxen by Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton