Affectionate

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==English==
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===Etymology 1===
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Partly from Latin ''[[affectionatus]],'' partly from ''[[affection]]'' + ''[[-ate]].''
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===Pronunciation===
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(UK, US) IPA: /əˈfɛkʃənət/
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===Adjective===
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'''affectionate''' (''[[comparative]]'' '''more affectionate''', ''[[superlative]]'' '''most affectionate''')
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* 1.Having [[affection]] or warm [[regard]]; [[loving]]; [[fond]]; as, an affectionate brother.
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* 2.Proceeding from affection; indicating [[ove]]; [[tender]]; as, the affectionate care of a parent; affectionate countenance, message, language.
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===Synonyms===
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* [[tender]]; [[attached]]; [[loving]]; [[devoted]]; [[warm]]; [[fond]]; [[earnest]]; [[ardent]].
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===Derived terms===
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* [[affectionately]]
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===Related terms===
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* [[affect]]
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* [[affectation]]
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* [[affecter]]
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* [[affective]]
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* [[affection]]
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===Etymology 2===
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Either from the adjective, or from ''[[affection]]'' + ''[[-ate]]'' (modelled on Middle French ''[[affectionner]]'').
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===Pronunciation===
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IPA: /əˈfɛkʃəneɪt/
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===Verb===
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'''to affectionate''' (third-person singular simple present affectionates, present participle affectionating, simple past and past participle affectionated)
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:1.(rare) To show affection to; to have affection for.
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:2.(''[[obsolete]]'', ''[[reflexive]]'') To emotionally attach (oneself) to.
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::* 1603, John Florio, translating Michel de Montaigne, Essays, Folio Society 2006, p. 21:  
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::::Plutarch saith fitly of those who affectionate themselves to Monkies and little Dogges, that [...etc.]

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Contents

English

Etymology 1

Partly from Latin affectionatus, partly from affection + -ate.

Pronunciation

(UK, US) IPA: /əˈfɛkʃənət/

Adjective

affectionate (comparative more affectionate, superlative most affectionate)

  • 1.Having affection or warm regard; loving; fond; as, an affectionate brother.
  • 2.Proceeding from affection; indicating ove; tender; as, the affectionate care of a parent; affectionate countenance, message, language.

Synonyms

Derived terms

Related terms

Etymology 2

Either from the adjective, or from affection + -ate (modelled on Middle French affectionner).

Pronunciation

IPA: /əˈfɛkʃəneɪt/


Verb

to affectionate (third-person singular simple present affectionates, present participle affectionating, simple past and past participle affectionated)

1.(rare) To show affection to; to have affection for.
2.(obsolete, reflexive) To emotionally attach (oneself) to.
  • 1603, John Florio, translating Michel de Montaigne, Essays, Folio Society 2006, p. 21:
Plutarch saith fitly of those who affectionate themselves to Monkies and little Dogges, that [...etc.]
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