Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Having or showing fond feelings or affection; loving and tender.
- adjective Obsolete Inclined or disposed.
from The Century Dictionary.
- 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.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Having affection or warm regard; loving; fond.
- adjective obsolete Kindly inclined; zealous.
- adjective Proceeding from affection; indicating love; tender
- adjective obsolete Strongly inclined; -- with
to .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective of a person Having
affection or warmregard ;loving ;fond . - adjective of an action, etc. Characterised by or proceeding from affection; indicating
love ;tender . - verb rare To show affection to; to have affection for.
- verb obsolete, reflexive To emotionally attach (oneself) to.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective having or displaying warmth or affection
Etymologies
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Examples
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"Half the trouble is the stupidity of the whites," said Roberts, pausing to take a swig from his glass and to curse the Samoan bar-boy in affectionate terms.
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First Impression: Daphne is described as an affectionate and nonjudgmental confidante who has tall, model-like looks and lots of patience.
5-Star Baby Name Advisor Bruce Lansky 2008
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First Impression: Daphne is described as an affectionate and nonjudgmental confidante who has tall, model-like looks and lots of patience.
5-Star Baby Name Advisor Bruce Lansky 2008
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A comparison with Jane Austen's early work springs to mind, because Austen began her literary career at much the same age nearly a century earlier, with Love and Freindship [sic] and other exercises in affectionate parody.
Wharton's Sharp Eye 2001
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A comparison with Jane Austen's early work springs to mind, because Austen began her literary career at much the same age nearly a century earlier, with Love and Freindship [sic] and other exercises in affectionate parody.
Wharton's Sharp Eye 2001
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The long-term affectionate supportive bonds that develop throughout this long childhood with the mother, with the brothers and sisters, and which can last through a lifetime, which may be up to 60 years.
Jane Goodall on what separates us from the apes Jane Goodall 2002
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The long-term affectionate supportive bonds that develop throughout this long childhood with the mother, with the brothers and sisters, and which can last through a lifetime, which may be up to 60 years.
Jane Goodall on what separates us from the apes Jane Goodall 2002
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The long-term affectionate supportive bonds that develop throughout this long childhood with the mother, with the brothers and sisters, and which can last through a lifetime, which may be up to 60 years.
Jane Goodall on what separates us from the apes Jane Goodall 2002
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And in affectionate mischief he would stay the half-hour through before marshalling his flock back to "The Corner."
Julia Ward Howe, 1819-1910 Maud Howe Elliott 1915
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"Half the trouble is the stupidity of the whites," said Roberts, pausing to take a swig from his glass and to curse the Samoan bar-boy in affectionate terms.
brtom commented on the word affectionate
The proof of a poet is that his country absorbs him as affectionately as he has absorbed it. Whitman, Preface 1855
December 9, 2006
reesetee commented on the word affectionate
That's quite a detailed picture, kaparual! :-)
September 17, 2007