affectionate
/əˈfɛkʃənət/ · adj
Meaning
- Having affection or warm regard; loving; fond.
- Characterised by or proceeding from affection; indicating love; tender.
- Eager; passionate; strongly inclined toward something.
- To show affection to; to have affection for.
- To emotionally attach (oneself) to.
Etymology / origin
Learned borrowing from Latin affectiōnātus. By surface analysis, affection + -ate (adjective-forming suffix). Doublet of aficionado.
- affectiōnātus(la)→
- affectionate (English)
- Relations: lbor
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