Affectionate

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Having or showing fond feelings or affection; loving and tender.
  • adj. Obsolete Inclined or disposed.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Having affection or warm regard; loving; fond.
  • adj. Characterised by or proceeding from affection; indicating love; tender.
  • v. To show affection to; to have affection for.
  • v. To emotionally attach (oneself) to.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Having affection or warm regard; loving; fond.
  • adj. Kindly inclined; zealous.
  • adj. Proceeding from affection; indicating love; tender
  • adj. Strongly inclined; -- with to.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Having great love or affection; warmly attached; fond; kind; loving: as, an affectionate brother.
  • Devoted in feeling; zealous.
  • Characterized by or manifesting affection; possessing or indicating love; tender; warm-hearted: as, the affectionate care of a parent.
  • Strongly disposed or inclined: with to.
  • Biased; partizan.
  • To affect; be affected, inclined, or disposed.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. having or displaying warmth or affection
  • Equivalent
    loving   
    Antonym
    indifferent    apathetic    cold    disagreeable    hateful    sharp    stern   
    Form
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    fond    warm    earnest    attached    tender    loving    ardent    devoted    zealous    soft   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    friendly    respectful    cordial    amiable    frank    pious    passionate    grateful    enthusiastic