Meaning of AFFECTIONATE
| Pronunciation: | | u'fekshunit
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 WordNet Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | [adj] having or displaying warmth or affection; "affectionate children"; "caring parents"; "a fond embrace"; "fond of his nephew"; "a tender glance"; "a warm embrace" |
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| | Synonyms: | | caring, fond, lovesome, loving, tender, warm |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Af*fec"tion*ate\, a. [Cf. F. affectionn['e].]
1. Having affection or warm regard; loving; fond; as, an
affectionate brother.
2. Kindly inclined; zealous. [Obs.] --Johson.
Man, in his love God, and desire to please him, can
never be too affectionate. --Sprat.
3. Proceeding from affection; indicating love; tender; as,
the affectionate care of a parent; affectionate
countenance, message, language.
4. Strongly inclined; -- with to. [Obs.] --Bacon.
Syn: Tender; attached; loving; devoted; warm; fond; earnest;
ardent.
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| Dream Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | Dreaming of being affectionate indicates a need for tenderness, love and warmth.
It also shows you are a content, loving person, able of great generosity. |
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| | Related Terms: | | adoring, benign, benignant, brotherly, caring, Christian, Christlike, Christly, compassionate, conjugal, dear, decent, demonstrative, devoted, doting, faithful, filial, fond, fraternal, good, gracious, human, humane, husbandly, kind, kindhearted, kindly, kindly-disposed, languishing, lovelorn, lovesick, lovesome, loving, maternal, melting, nice, parental, paternal, romantic, sentimental, soft, softhearted, sympathetic, sympathizing, tender, tenderhearted, uxorious, warm, warmhearted, wifely |
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