About The Word Affectionate
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Affectionate
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What's The Definition Of Affectionate?
[adj] having or displaying warmth or affection; "affectionate children"; "caring parents"; "a fond embrace"; "fond of his nephew"; "a tender glance"; "a warm embrace"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Affectionate: caring | fond | lovesome | loving | tender | warm Related Terms | Find terms related to Affectionate: adoring | benign | benignant | brotherly | caring | Christian | Christlike | Christly | compassionate | conjugal | dear | decent | demonstrative | devoted | doting | faithful | filial | fond | fraternal | good | gracious | human | humane | husbandly | kind | kindhearted | kindly | kindly-disposed | languishing | lovelorn | lovesick | lovesome | loving | maternal | melting | nice | parental | paternal | romantic | sentimental | soft | softhearted | sympathetic | sympathizing | tender | tenderhearted | uxorious | warm | warmhearted | wifely See Also | Affectionate In Webster's Dictionary \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.
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