affectionate
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology 1
Partly from Latin affectionatus, partly from affection + -ate.
[edit] Pronunciation
[edit] Adjective
affectionate (comparative more affectionate, superlative most affectionate)
- (of a person) Having affection or warm regard; loving; fond.
- She eulogised her always warm and affectionate brother.
- (of an action, etc.) Characterised by or proceeding from affection; indicating love; tender.
- the affectionate care of a parent; an affectionate countenance; an affectionate message; affectionate language
- 1900, Charles W. Chesnutt, The House Behind the Cedars, Chapter I,
- 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.
[edit] Synonyms
- tender; lovesome; attached; loving; devoted; warm; fond; earnest; ardent.
- See also Wikisaurus:affectionate
[edit] Derived terms
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[edit] Translations
loving
indicating love
[edit] Etymology 2
Either from the adjective, or from affection + -ate (modelled on Middle French affectionner).
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /əˈfɛkʃəneɪt/
[edit] Verb
affectionate (third-person singular simple present affectionates, present participle affectionating, simple past and past participle affectionated)
- (rare) To show affection to; to have affection for.
- (obsolete, reflexive) To emotionally attach (oneself) to.
- 1603, John Florio, translating Michel de Montaigne, Essays, Folio Society 2006, p. 21:
- Plutarch saith fitly of those who affectionate themselves to Monkies and little Dogges, that [...etc.]
- 1603, John Florio, translating Michel de Montaigne, Essays, Folio Society 2006, p. 21:
[edit] Latin
[edit] Adjective
affectionate
- vocative masculine singular of affectionatus
