The difference between Affect and Touch

When used as nouns, affect means one's mood or inclination, whereas touch means an act of touching, especially with the hand or finger.

When used as verbs, affect means to influence or alter, whereas touch means to physical with.

check bellow for the other definitions of Affect and Touch

  1. Affect as a verb (transitive):

    To influence or alter.

    Examples:

    "The experience affected me deeply."

    "The heat of the sunlight affected the speed of the chemical reaction."

  2. Affect as a verb (transitive):

    To move to emotion.

    Examples:

    "He was deeply affected by the tragic ending of the play."

  3. Affect as a verb (transitive):

    Of an illness or condition, to infect or harm (a part of the body).

    Examples:

    "Hepatitis affects the liver."

  4. Affect as a verb (transitive, archaic):

    To dispose or incline.

  5. Affect as a verb (transitive, archaic):

    To tend to by affinity or disposition.

  6. Affect as a verb (transitive, archaic):

    To assign; to appoint.

  1. Affect as a verb (transitive):

    To make a show of; to put on a pretence of; to feign; to assume. To make a false display of.

    Examples:

    "to affect ignorance"

    "He managed to affect a smile despite feeling quite miserable."

  2. Affect as a verb (obsolete, transitive):

    To aim for, to try to obtain.

  3. Affect as a verb (transitive, now, _, rare):

    To feel affection for (someone); to like, be fond of.

  4. Affect as a verb (transitive, obsolete):

    To show a fondness for (something); to choose.

  1. Affect as a noun (obsolete):

    One's mood or inclination; mental state.

  2. Affect as a noun (obsolete):

    A desire, an appetite.

  3. Affect as a noun (psychology):

    A subjective feeling experienced in response to a thought or other stimulus; mood, emotion, especially as demonstrated in external physical signs.

  1. Touch as a verb (transitive):

    Primarily physical senses. To physical with; to the hand, finger or other of the body into contact with. To into (involuntary) contact with; to or . To come into physical contact, or to be in physical contact. To make physical contact with a thing. To physically ; to interfere with, molest, or attempt to contact. To cause to be briefly in contact with something. To physically affect in specific ways by context. To , or otherwise use. Of a or its passengers: to , to make a (at). To lay on (someone suffering from ) as a of , as formerly practised by English and French monarchs. To sexually excite with the fingers; to or . To fasten; to take effect; to make impression. To bring (a sail) so close to the that its weather leech shakes. To be brought, as a , so to the wind that its weather shakes. To keep the ship as near (the wind) as possible.

    Examples:

    "I touched her face softly."

    "Sitting on the bench, the hem of her skirt touched the ground."

    "They stood next to each other, their shoulders touching."

    "Please can I have a look, if I promise not to touch?"

    "If you touch her, I'll kill you."

    "He quickly touched his knee to the worn marble."

    "The demonstrator nearly touched the rod on the ball."

    "Frankly, this wood's so strong that sandpaper won't touch it."

    "Are you all right? You've hardly touched your lunch."

    "Her parents had caught her touching herself when she was fifteen."

    "to touch the wind"

  2. Touch as a verb (transitive):

    Primarily non-physical senses. To or with a specific quality. To deal with in or writing; to briefly, to to. To deal with in speech or writing; briefly to speak or write (on or upon something). To , to have to do with. To affect emotionally; to bring about or painful feelings in. To in a negative way, especially only slightly. To give royal assent to by touching it with the sceptre. To obtain money from, usually by borrowing (from a friend). To disturb the mental functions of; to make somewhat insane; often followed with "in the head". To be on the of; to approach in excellence or quality. To come close to; to approach. To mark (a file or document) as having been modified.

    Examples:

    "My grandfather, as many people know, was touched with greatness."

    "Stefan was touched by the song's message of hope."

    "He had been drinking over lunch, and was clearly touched."

    "The bill was finally touched after many hours of deliberation."

    "I was running short, so I touched old Bertie for a fiver."

    "You must be touched if you think I'm taking your advice."

  3. Touch as a verb:

    To try; to prove, as with a .

  4. Touch as a verb:

    To mark or delineate with touches; to add a slight stroke to with the pencil or brush.

  5. Touch as a verb (obsolete):

    To ; to slightly.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Francis Bacon"

  6. Touch as a verb:

    To strike; to manipulate; to play on.

    Examples:

    "to touch an instrument of music"

  7. Touch as a verb:

    To perform, as a tune; to play.

  8. Touch as a verb:

    To influence by impulse; to impel forcibly.

  1. Touch as a noun:

    An act of touching, especially with the hand or finger.

    Examples:

    "Suddenly, in the crowd, I felt a touch at my shoulder."

  2. Touch as a noun:

    The faculty or sense of perception by physical contact.

    Examples:

    "With the lights out, she had to rely on touch to find her desk."

  3. Touch as a noun:

    The style or technique with which one plays a musical instrument.

    Examples:

    "He performed one of Ravel's piano concertos with a wonderfully light and playful touch."

  4. Touch as a noun:

    A distinguishing feature or characteristic.

    Examples:

    "Clever touches like this are what make her such a brilliant writer."

  5. Touch as a noun:

    A little bit; a small amount.

    Examples:

    "Move it left just a touch and it will be perfect."

  6. Touch as a noun:

    The part of a sports field beyond the touchlines or goal-lines.

    Examples:

    "He got the ball, and kicked it straight out into touch."

  7. Touch as a noun:

    A relationship of close communication or understanding.

    Examples:

    "He promised to keep in touch while he was away."

  8. Touch as a noun:

    The ability to perform a task well; aptitude.

    Examples:

    "I used to be a great chess player but I've lost my touch."

  9. Touch as a noun (obsolete):

    Act or power of exciting emotion.

  10. Touch as a noun (obsolete):

    An emotion or affection.

  11. Touch as a noun (obsolete):

    Personal reference or application.

  12. Touch as a noun:

    A single stroke on a drawing or a picture.

  13. Touch as a noun (obsolete):

    A brief essay.

  14. Touch as a noun (obsolete):

    A touchstone; hence, stone of the sort used for touchstone.

  15. Touch as a noun (obsolete):

    Examination or trial by some decisive standard; test; proof; tried quality.

  16. Touch as a noun (music):

    The particular or characteristic mode of action, or the resistance of the keys of an instrument to the fingers.

    Examples:

    "a heavy touch, or a light touch"

  17. Touch as a noun (shipbuilding):

    The broadest part of a plank worked top and but, or of one worked anchor-stock fashion (that is, tapered from the middle to both ends); also, the angles of the stern timbers at the counters.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek J. Knowles"

  18. Touch as a noun:

    The children's game of tag.

  19. Touch as a noun (bell-ringing):

    A set of changes less than the total possible on seven bells, i.e. less than 5,040.

  20. Touch as a noun (slang):

    An act of borrowing or stealing something.

  21. Touch as a noun (UK, plumbing, dated):

    tallow

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