- What does affectionate mean? Proper usage and audio pronunciation (plus IPA phonetic transcription) of the word affectionate.
- Proceeding from affection; indicating love; tender; as, the affectionate care of a parent; affectionate countenance, message, language.
- 19 synonyms for affectionate: fond, loving, kind, caring, warm, friendly, attached, devoted, tender, doting, warm-hearted, devoted, doting, fond, loving, fond.
- adjective affectionate If you are affectionate, you show your love or fondness for another person in the way that you behave towards them.
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- (adj) affectionate having or displaying warmth or affection "affectionate children","a fond embrace","fond of his nephew","a tender glance","a warm embrace".
- Affectionate or Effectionate are two words that are confused and usually misspelled due to their similarity. Check which one to use!
- Warwick left the undertaker's shop and retraced his steps until he had passed the lawyer's office, toward which he threw an affectionate glance.
- First Impression: Daphne is described as an affectionate and nonjudgmental confidante who has tall, model-like looks and lots of patience.
- Affectionate Af*fec"tion*ate, a. [Cf. F. affectionn['e].] 1. Having affection or warm regard; loving; fond; as, an affectionate brother. [1913 Webster].