Affectionate \Af*fec"tion*ate\, a. [Cf. F. affectionn['e].]
1. Having affection or warm regard; loving; fond; as, an
affectionate brother.
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2. Kindly inclined; zealous. [Obs.] --Johson.
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Man, in his love God, and desire to please him, can
never be too affectionate. --Sprat.
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3. Proceeding from affection; indicating love; tender; as,
the affectionate care of a parent; affectionate
countenance, message, language.
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4. Strongly inclined; -- with to. [Obs.] --Bacon.
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Syn: Tender; attached; loving; devoted; warm; fond; earnest;
ardent.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
affectionate
adj : having or displaying warmth or affection; "affectionate
children"; "caring parents"; "a fond embrace"; "fond of
his nephew"; "a tender glance"; "a warm embrace" [syn:
caring, fond, lovesome, tender, warm]
WordNet (r) 2.0
50 Moby Thesaurus words for "affectionate":
Christian, Christlike, Christly, adoring, benign, benignant,
brotherly, caring, 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
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
caring, fond, lovesome, tender, warm
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