affectionate

af·fec·tion·ate

adj \ə-ˈfek-sh(ə-)nət\

Definition of AFFECTIONATE

1

obsolete : inclined, disposed

2

: having affection or warm regard : loving <affectionate friends>

3

: motivated by affection : tender <affectionate care>

— af·fec·tion·ate·ly adverb

Examples of AFFECTIONATE

1. <an affectionate child who gives hugs and kisses freely>

First Known Use of AFFECTIONATE

15th century

Related to AFFECTIONATE

Synonyms: adoring, loving, devoted, fond, tender, tenderhearted

Antonyms: unloving

Related Words: caring, compassionate, considerate, cordial, doting, forgiving, friendly, humane, kind, understanding, warmhearted; ardent, fervent, impassioned, passionate, warm; amatory, amorous, erotic (also erotical); enamored, infatuated, lovesick; lovey-dovey, mushy, romantic, sappy, sentimental; brotherly, fatherly, motherly, sisterly

Near Antonyms: aloof, antisocial, cold-eyed, cool, detached, distant, dry, frosty, hard-hearted, indifferent, offish, pitiless, remote, reserved, standoffish, unbending, uncaring, unfeeling; disaffected, unconcerned, uninvolved; cold, frigid, unfriendly; callous, cold-blooded, hard-boiled, heartless, pitiless, ruthless, soulless, unromantic, unsentimental

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