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Affectionate

Affectionate Meaning & Definition
Affectionate Definition And Meaning

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

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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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