List of 426 Sets of Synonyms - How they Differ - Total of 2307 Words - 228

SYNONYMS: love, affection, devotion, fondness, infatuation.
These nouns denote feelings of warm personal attachment or strong attraction to another person.

Love suggests a more intense feeling than that associated with the other words of this group: married for love.
Affection is a less ardent and more unvarying feeling of tender regard: parental affection.
Devotion is earnest, affectionate dedication; it implies a more selfless, often more abiding feeling than love: The devotion of the aged couple is inspiring.
Fondness . is strong liking or affection: showed their fondness for their grandchildren by financing their education
Infatuation is foolish or extravagant attraction, often of short duration: Their infatuation blinded them to the fundamental differences in their points of view.