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Definition of Affectionate
1. Adjective. Having or displaying warmth or affection. "A warm embrace"
Similar to: Loving
Derivative terms: Affection, Affectionateness, Affectionateness, Fondness, Tenderness, Tenderness, Warmness
Definition of Affectionate
1. a. Having affection or warm regard; loving; fond; as, an affectionate brother.
Definition of Affectionate
1. Adjective. (context: of a person) Having affection or warm regard; loving; fond. ¹
2. Adjective. (context: of an action, etc.) Characterised by or proceeding from affection; indicating love; tender. ¹
3. Verb. (rare) To show affection to; to have affection for. ¹
4. Verb. (obsolete reflexive) To emotionally attach (oneself) to. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Affectionate
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Affectionate
Literary usage of Affectionate
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Life of William Shakespeare by Sidney Lee (1898)
"The poetic addresses to the Countess of Bedford and other noble patronesses of
Donne, Ben Jonson, and their colleagues are always affectionate, ..."
2. The Life of Thomas Jefferson by Henry Stephens Randall (1858)
"... to all the young ones kisses ; to yourself everything affectionate. ...
August, and September—deliver her also my affectionate love. ..."
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