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af·fec·tion·ate 
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| 1. | showing, indicating, or characterized by affection or love; fondly tender: an affectionate embrace. |
| 2. | having great affection or love; warmly attached; loving: your affectionate brother. |
| 3. | Obsolete.
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af·fec·tion·ate·ly, adverb
af·fec·tion·ate·ness, noun
—Synonyms 1. loving, fond.
| Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006. |
affectionate
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| af·fec·tion·ate
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adj.
af·fec'tion·ate·ly adv., af·fec'tion·ate·ness n. |
| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
| affectionate | |
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| having or displaying warmth or affection; "affectionate children"; "a fond embrace"; "fond of his nephew"; "a tender glance"; "a warm embrace" |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
afˈfectionate [-nət] adjective
having or showing affection
Example: an affectionate child; She is very affectionate towards her mother.
See also: affectionExample: an affectionate child; She is very affectionate towards her mother.
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| Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary, © 2000-2006 K Dictionaries Ltd. |
Affectionate
Af*fec"tion*ate\, a. [Cf. F. affectionn['e].]1. Having affection or warm regard; loving; fond; as, an affectionate brother. 2. Kindly inclined; zealous. [Obs.] --Johson. Man, in his love God, and desire to please him, can never be too affectionate. --Sprat. 3. Proceeding from affection; indicating love; tender; as, the affectionate care of a parent; affectionate countenance, message, language. 4. Strongly inclined; -- with to. [Obs.] --Bacon. Syn: Tender; attached; loving; devoted; warm; fond; earnest; ardent.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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