affectionate - Longman Dictionary

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishaffectionateaf‧fec‧tion‧ate /əˈfekʃənət/ ○○○ adjective LOVEshowing in a gentle way that you love someone ... affectionateFromLongmanDictionaryofContemporaryEnglishaffectionateaf‧fec‧tion‧ate/əˈfekʃənət/●○○adjective    LOVEshowinginagentlewaythatyoulovesomeoneandcareaboutthemSYNlovingaffectionatetowards  Joisveryaffectionatetowardsher.  anaffectionatehug—affectionatelyadverbExamplesfromtheCorpusaffectionate•Frombeingalittlebitterithadbecomeincreasinglyaffectionate,asMateyhadshrewdlynoted.•Thisfriendly,affectionatebehaviourisoftenextendedtohumans.•Howcanourmarriage,affectionatebutexhausted,survivethestrainofsuchproximity?•averyaffectionatechild•She'saveryaffectionatechild.•Hegavemeanaffectionatehugandthenleft.•Tensioncanbereducedandwarmthincreasedwithsoft,warmhellos,friendlysmiles,andlong,affectionatehugs.•Sheheldherbreathastheirlipsmet,butthisonewasgentleandaffectionate,likeabrotherandsister.•Thoughsuchfeelingsareusuallyalsoinvolvedinourintimate,affectionaterelationships,theyarenotabsolutelynecessarytothem.•WhileNelsonexpressedaffectionatethoughtsabouthisparents,hewasalsoclearlyinconflictwiththem. Exercises Exercises Vocabularyexerciseshelpyoutolearnsynonyms,collocationsandidioms. IntermediateandAdvancedlevelgrammarpracticewithprogresstests. Listeningandpronunciation,exampreparationandmore! Picturesoftheday Whatarethese? Clickonthepicturestocheck. Exploretopics Leisure Crime Citizenship Magic Seealltopics Wordoftheday pickpocket someonewhostealsthingsfrompeople’spockets,especiallyinacrowd