Affectionate Meaning
/əˈfɛkʃənət/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjHaving affection or warm regard; loving; fond.
adjCharacterised by or proceeding from affection; indicating love; tender.
Sentence Examples
My father was no less affectionate and tender to me than my mother was.
He sent me an affectionate letter.
She's very affectionate in giving a portrait of her mother.
CEFR Practice Quiz
My grandmother is very ____, always giving warm hugs and kind smiles.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Dogs are known for being very ____ and loyal pets to their owners.
Word Origin & History
Learned borrowing from Latin affectiōnātus. By surface analysis, affection + -ate (adjective-forming suffix). Doublet of aficionado.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"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."
— 1900, Charles W[addell] Chesnutt, chapter I, in The House Behind the Cedars, Boston, Mass.; New York, N.Y.: Houghton, Mifflin and Company […], →OCLC:
"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,[…]."
— 1721, John Rushworth, Historical Collections Of Private Passages of State, etc.: 1618—1629, volume 1, page 222:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
My grandmother is very ____, always giving warm hugs and kind smiles.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Dogs are known for being very ____ and loyal pets to their owners.