affectionate

Speech parts

1. affectionate - Adjective

2. affectionate - Verb

3. affectionate - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

Having affection or warm regard; loving; fond; as, an affectionate brother.

Kindly inclined; zealous.

Proceeding from affection; indicating love; tender; as, the affectionate care of a parent; affectionate countenance, message, language.

Strongly inclined; -- with to.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

tender fond warm devoted loving lovesome kind attached friendly sympathetic gentle intimate earnest ardent compassionate
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Antonyms

stony loveless remorseless DRY cold remote
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Phrases with the word

affectionate behavior affectionate heart affectionate note affectionate utterance affectionate gesture affectionate past

Examples

affectionate children Source: Internet

a fond embrace Source: Internet

fond of his nephew Source: Internet

a tender glance Source: Internet

A bunch of familiar faces, sitting on well-worn sofas, aimlessly trading affectionate insults for half an hour at a time sounds like an absolute balm at the minute. Source: Internet

A man who pleaded be kept anonymous has narrated how he and his mother-in-law have been having what he described as super affectionate sex and he hardly enjoys doing it with his wife now. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

affectional affectional preference affectionally affectionate apple affectionate behavior affectionate friendship