Definitions for affectionateəˈfɛk ʃə nɪt
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
af•fec•tion•ateəˈfɛk ʃə nɪt(adj.)
showing affection or love; fondly tender:
an affectionate embrace.
having great affection or love; loving:
your affectionate brother.
Origin of affectionate:
1485–95
af•fec′tion•ate•ness(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
affectionate, fond, lovesome, tender, warm(adj)
having or displaying warmth or affection
"affectionate children"; "a fond embrace"; "fond of his nephew"; "a tender glance"; "a warm embrace"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
affectionate(adjective)əˈfɛk ʃə nɪt
≠ cold
very affectionate with his children
Webster Dictionary
Affectionate(adj)
having affection or warm regard; loving; fond; as, an affectionate brother
Affectionate(adj)
kindly inclined; zealous
Affectionate(adj)
proceeding from affection; indicating love; tender; as, the affectionate care of a parent; affectionate countenance, message, language
Affectionate(adj)
strongly inclined; -- with to
Translations for affectionate
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
affectionate(adjective)
having or showing affection
an affectionate child; She is very affectionate towards her mother.
- liefderikAfrikaans
- وَدُود، مُحِب، حَنُونArabic
- неженBulgarian
- carinhosoPortuguese (BR)
- láskyplný, srdečnýCzech
- liebevollGerman
- hengiven; kærligDanish
- στοργικόςGreek
- cariñosoSpanish
- hellEstonian
- مهربانFarsi
- helläFinnish
- affectueuxFrench
- רוֹחֵש חִיבָּהHebrew
- स्नेहीHindi
- privrženCroatian
- ragaszkodóHungarian
- menyayangiIndonesian
- ástúðlegurIcelandic
- affezionato, affettuosoItalian
- 愛情の深いJapanese
- 애정이 있는Korean
- meilusLithuanian
- mīlošsLatvian
- menyayangiMalay
- liefhebbendDutch
- kjærlig, hengivenNorwegian
- czułyPolish
- مهربانPersian
- زړه سواند، مهربانPashto
- carinhosoPortuguese
- afectuosRomanian
- нежный, ласковыйRussian
- láskyplnýSlovak
- prisrčenSlovenian
- nežanSerbian
- tillgivenSwedish
- ซึ่งรักใคร่Thai
- sevecen, sevgi doluTurkish
- 充滿感情的Chinese (Trad.)
- ніжний, люблячийUkrainian
- شفیق ، ہمدردUrdu
- biểu lộ sự trìu mếnVietnamese
- 充满深情的Chinese (Simp.)
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