affectionate

Meaning

Adj

1. Having affection or warm regard; loving; fond.
2. (usually) Characterised by or proceeding from affection; indicating love; tender.
3. (obsolete) Eager; passionate; strongly inclined toward something.

Verb

1. (rare) To show affection to; to have affection for.
2. (obsolete, reflexive) To emotionally attach (oneself) to.

Synonyms

loving

tender

fond

kind

gentle

devoted

warm

☀️

attached

cordial

selfless

amorous

friendly

caring

soft

hearty

passionate

adoring

dear

caressing

lovesome

endearing

good

👍

intimate

polite

sentimental

generous

solicitous

beloved

cuddly

sympathetic

tender-hearted

warm-hearted

diminutive suffix

cordial and friendly

wishing for

goodhearted

beloving

affable

affective

amative

amatory

amiable

calming

comforting

considerate

cuddlesome

desirous

devotion

emotional

filial

Translations

affectueux

cariñoso

afectuós

afectuoso

affettuoso

liebevoll

aanhankelijk

amoureux

❤️

tendre

affezionato

aimant

zärtlich

amoroso

carinhoso

Pronounced as (IPA)

/əˈfɛkʃənət/

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin affectiōnātus. By surface analysis, affection + -ate (adjective-forming suffix). Doublet of aficionado.