affectionate
adjEtymology
Either from the above adjective by metanalysis or from affection + -ate (verb-forming suffix) (modelled on Middle French affectionner (French affectionner)).
- learned borrowing from affectiōnātus
Definitions
Having affection or warm regard
Having affection or warm regard; loving; fond.
- She eulogised her always warm and affectionate brother.
Characterised by or proceeding from affection
Characterised by or proceeding from affection; indicating love; tender.
- the affectionate care of a parent; an affectionate countenance; an affectionate message; affectionate language
- Warwick left the undertaker's shop and retraced his steps until he had passed the lawyer's office, toward which he threw an affectionate glance.
Eager
Eager; passionate; strongly inclined toward something.
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To show affection to
To show affection to; to have affection for.
To emotionally attach (oneself) to.
- Plutarch saith fitly of those who affectionate themselves to Monkies and little Dogges, that […].
- And firſt, his Majeſty would have you to underſtand, That there was never any King more loving to his People, or better affectionated to the right uſe of Parliaments, than his Majeſty hath approved himſelf to be,[…].
- 1838 February 1, Charles Dickens, To Catherine Dickens, 2012, Jenny Hartley (editor), The Selected Letters of Charles Dickens, page 41, Ever my dear Kate your affectionated husband CHARLES DICKENS
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at affectionate. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at affectionate. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
9 hops · closes at affectionate
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA