affect
AFFECT, v.t. L. afficio, affectum, of ad and facio, to make; affecto, to desire, from the same room. Affect is to make to, or upon to press upon.
1. To act upon; to produce an effect or change upon; as, cold affects the body; loss affects our interests.
2. To act upon, or move the passions; as, affected with grief.
3. To aim at; aspire to; desire or entertain pretension to; as, to affect imperial sway. See the etymology of Affair.
4. To tend to by natural affinity or disposition; as, the drops of a fluid affect a spherical form.
5. To love, or regard with fondness.
Think not that wars we love and strife affect.
This sense is closely allied to the third.
6. To make a show of; to attempt to imitate, in a manner not natural; to study the appearance of what is not natural, or real; as, to affect to be grave; affected friendship.
It seems to have been used formerly for convict or attaint, as in Ayliffes Parergon; but this sense is not now in use.
affectation
AFFECTATION, n. L. affectatio.
1. An attempt to assume or exhibit what is not natural or real; false pretense; artificial appearance, or show; as, an affectation of wit, or of virtue.
2. Fondness; affection. Not used.
affected
AFFECTED, pp.
1. Impressed; moved, or touched, either in person or in interest; having suffered some change by external force, loss, danger, and the like; as, we are more or less affected by the failure of the bank.
2. Touched in the feelings; having the feelings excited; as, affected with cold or heat.
3. Having the passions moved; as, affected with sorrow or joy.
4. a. Inclined, or disposed; followed by to; as, well affected to government.
5. a. Given to false show; assuming, or pretending to possess what is not natural or real; as, an affected lady.
6. a. Assumed artificially; not natural; as, affected airs.
affecter
AFFECTER, n. One that affects; one that practices affectation.
affecting
AFFECTING, ppr.
1. Impressing; having an effect on; touching the feelings; moving the passions; attempting a false show; greatly desiring; aspiring to possess.
2. a. Having power to excite, or move the passions; tending to move the affections; pathetic; as, an affecting address.
The most affecting music is generally the most simple.
affectingly
AFFECTINGLY, adv. In an affecting manner; in a manner to excite emotions.
affection
AFFECTION, n.
1. The state of being affected. Little used.
2. Passion; but more generally,
3. A bent of mind towards a particular object, holding a middle place between disposition, which is natural, and passion, which is excited by the presence of its exciting object. Affection is a permanent bent of the mind, formed by the presence of an object, or by some act of another person, and existing without the presence of its object.
4. In a more particular sense, a settle good will, love or zealous attachment; as, the affection of a parent for his child. It was formerly followed by to or towards, but is now more generally followed by far.
5. Desire; inclination; propensity, good or evil; as, virtuous or vile affections. Rom. 1. Gal. 5.
6. In a general sense, an attribute, quality or property, which is inseparable from its object; as, love, fear and hope are affections of the mind; figure, weight, &c., are affections of bodies.
7. Among physicians, a disease, or any particular morbid state of the body; as, a gouty affection; hysteric affection.
8. In painting, a lively representation of passion.
Shakespeare uses the word for affectation; but this use is not legitimate.
affectioned
AFFECTIONED, a.
1. Disposed; having an affection of heart.
Be ye kindly affectioned one to another. Rom 12.
2. Affected; conceited. Obs.
affective
AFFECTIVE, a. That affects, or excites emotion; suited to affect. Little used.
affectively
AFFECTIVELY, adv. In an affective or impressive manner.