affectionate

Meaning of affectionate

adjective
  1. (of a person) Having affection or warm regard; loving; fond.
    She eulogised her always warm and affectionate brother.
  2. (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
  3. Eager; passionate; strongly inclined toward something.
verb
  1. To show affection to; to have affection for.
  2. To emotionally attach (oneself) to.

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Hyphenation of affectionate

af-fec-tion-ate

  • It consists of 4 syllables and 12 chars.
  • affectionate is a word polysyllabic because it has four or more syllables

affectionate synonyms

Meaning caring:

caring, fond, lovesome, tender, warm

Meaning :

ardent, attached, devoted, earnest, loving

Translation of affectionate

Words that rhyme with affectionate

Nate, Alphanate, Banate, Bromanate, Depanate, Italianate, Lomanate, Plasmanate, Thiophanate, acetylglucopyranosylisothiocyanate, acetylphenylisothiocyanate, acetyltryptophanate, adamantylisocyanate, aldermanate, allophanate, alloxanate, allylisothiocyanate, allylthiocyanate, aminobenzylpenicilianate, aminoethylthiocyanate, aminopenicillanate, amoscanate, anate, applanate, azidophenylisothiocyanate, banate, benzoylisothiocyanate, benzylisothiocyanate, benzylthiocyanate, biphenyldiisocyanate, biphenylisothiocyanate, bisthiocyanate, bitoscanate, bromoallylisothiocyanate, bromoallylthiocyanate, bromobenzylisothiocyanate, bromopenicillanate, bromophenylisocyanate, bromophenylisothiocyanate, butenylisothiocyanate, butylcyanate, butylisothiocyanate, calpanate, cephalosporanate, chlorobenzylthiocyanate, chloroethylisocyanate, chloromethylthiocyanate, chlorophenylisothiocyanate, chlorophenylthiocyanate, chlorosulfonylisocyanate

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