- Proceeding from affection; indicating love; tender; as, the affectionate care of a parent; affectionate countenance, message, language.
- affectionate adj. (showing love). şefkatli, sevecen, seven s. Bonnie has always been an affectionate person; she loves to hug and hold hands with people.
- Affectionate definition: showing, indicating, or characterized by affection or love; fondly tender. See examples of AFFECTIONATE used in a sentence.
- The meaning of AFFECTIONATE is feeling or showing affection or warm regard : loving. How to use affectionate in a sentence.
- Find 1,559 synonyms for affectionate and other similar words that you can use instead based on 8 separate contexts from our thesaurus.
- They are extremely affectionate and outgoing and enjoy lounging around and playing with people, causing them to also be described as extroverts.
- a. Proceeding from affection; indicating love; tender; as, the affectionate care of a parent; affectionate countenance, message, language.
- Britannica Dictionary definition of AFFECTIONATE. [more affectionate; most affectionate]. : feeling or showing love and affection.
- Other forms also used in the main modern sense of this word included affectual "zealous; affectionate" (early 15c.), affectuous "eager, loving" (mid-15c...
- 1. The houseman was watching with a near scowl, so he didn't get too affectionate with her. 2. Luray was as affectionate with Alan as he could tolerate.