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adjective
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.
a.
strongly disposed or inclined.
b.
passionate; headstrong.
c.
biased; partisan.
Related forms
af·fec·tion·ate·ly, adverb
af·fec·tion·ate·ness, noun
pseu·do·af·fec·tion·ate, adjective
pseu·do·af·fec·tion·ate·ly, adverb
qua·si-af·fec·tion·ate, adjective
EXPANDqua·si-af·fec·tion·ate·ly, adverb
un·af·fec·tion·ate, adjective
un·af·fec·tion·ate·ly, adverb
COLLAPSESynonyms
1. loving, fond.
1. loving, fond.
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Affectionate
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Example Sentences
- Mr Scruton is an accomplished stylist and his vignettes of rural life are sparklingly written, affectionate without being cloying.
- Most of the time they are placid, lovable, gentle and affectionate creatures.
- They were narrated with an affectionate touch of humor.
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Word Origin & History
affectionate
1580s, "fond, loving," from affection (q.v.); early, now mostly obs., senses included "inclined" (1530s), "prejudiced" (1530s), "passionate" (1540s), "earnest" (c.1600). Other forms also used in the main modern sense of the word included affectious (1580s), affectuous (mid-15c.).
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