1. (

• affection ,
• affectionateness ,
• fondness ,
• tenderness ,
• heart ,
• warmness ,
• warmheartedness ,
• philia

) a positive feeling of liking; "he had trouble expressing the affection he felt"; "the child won everyone's heart"; "the warmness of his welcome made us feel right at home" ;

2. (

• warmth ,
• warmness

) the quality of having a moderate degree of heat; "an agreeable warmth in the house" ;