Affectionate definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

If you are affectionate, you show your love or fondness for another person in the way that you behave towards them. They seemed devoted to each other and were ... EnglishDictionary Thesaurus Thesaurus AmericanThesaurus WordLists Grammar EnglishEasyLearningGrammar GrammarPatterns EnglishUsage TeachingResources VideoGuides Conjugations Quiz Englishgrammar Englishcollocations Englishconfusables Englishidioms Englishusage Thematicwordlists English French German Italian Spanish Portuguese Hindi Chinese Definitionof 'affectionate'    WordFrequency Share× Credits× affectionate (əfekʃənət ) adjective Ifyouareaffectionate,youshowyourloveorfondnessforanotherpersoninthewaythatyoubehavetowardsthem. Theyseemeddevotedtoeachotherandwereopenlyaffectionate. Shegavemeaverylongandaffectionatehug. Synonyms:fond,loving,kind,caring MoreSynonymsofaffectionate affectionately adverb[ADVERBwithverb]Helookedaffectionatelyathisniece. COBUILDAdvancedEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Video:pronunciationof affectionate Youmayalsolike EnglishQuizConfusables Synonymsof'affectionate' LanguageLover'sBlog FrenchTranslationof'affectionate' Translateyourtext PronunciationPlaylists Wordoftheday:'allhail' HindiTranslationof'affectionate' NEWfromCollins! EnglishGrammar CollinsApps WordFrequency affectionateinBritishEnglish (əˈfɛkʃənɪt ) adjective havingordisplayingtenderfeelings,affection,orwarmth anaffectionatemother anaffectionatemessage CollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Derivedformsaffectionately(afˈfectionately)adverb WordFrequency affectionateinAmericanEnglish (əˈfɛkʃənɪt ) adjective1.  fullofaffection;tenderandloving 2. Obsolete mentallydisposed;inclined Webster’sNewWorldCollegeDictionary,4thEdition.Copyright©2010by HoughtonMifflinHarcourt.Allrightsreserved. Derivedformsaffectionately(afˈfectionately) adverb Wordoriginalteredafter-ate1