affectionate

adjective

No English definition recorded for this entry.

Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /əˈfɛkʃənət/ / /əˈfɛkʃəneɪt/

adj

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

Having affection or warm regard; loving; fond.
“She eulogised her always warm and affectionate brother.”
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; passionate; strongly inclined toward something.

verb

Etymology: Either from the above adjective by metanalysis or from affection + -ate (verb-forming suffix) (modelled on Middle French affectionner (French affectionner)).

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,[…].”