affectionate
showing, indicating, or characterized by affection or love; fondly tender: an affectionate embrace.
having great affection or love; warmly attached; loving: your affectionate brother.
Obsolete.
strongly disposed or inclined.
passionate; headstrong.
biased; partisan.
Origin of affectionate
1Other words for affectionate
Other words from affectionate
- af·fec·tion·ate·ly, adverb
- af·fec·tion·ate·ness, noun
- pseu·do·af·fec·tion·ate, adjective
- qua·si-af·fec·tion·ate, adjective
- un·af·fec·tion·ate, adjective
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How to use affectionate in a sentence
There was altogether a simplicity and an affectionateness in her every word, look, and gesture, which were really captivating.
My Ten Years' Imprisonment | Silvio PellicoThe insinuating affectionateness and winning playfulness had hitherto not been brought out so distinctly.
Frederick Chopin as a Man and Musician | Frederick NiecksBecause of our constancy I expected something better than the serene affectionateness that shone in Dick's smile.
The Best Short Stories of 1917 | VariousOf all the qualities, indeed, of his nature, affectionateness seems to have been the most ardent and most deep.
Life of Lord Byron, Vol. I. (of VI.) | Thomas MooreAnd so was the affectionateness of woman—meaning nothing, only an effect of warmth and geniality, nothing beyond that.
The Marriage of Elinor | Margaret Oliphant
British Dictionary definitions for affectionate
/ (əˈfɛkʃənɪt) /
having or displaying tender feelings, affection, or warmth: an affectionate mother; an affectionate letter
Derived forms of affectionate
- affectionately, adverb
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