Affectionate

Adjective

 * 1) Having affection or warm regard; loving; fond; as, an affectionate brother.
 * 2) Proceeding from affection; indicating love; tender; as, the affectionate care of a parent; affectionate countenance, message, language.

Verb

 * 1)  To show affection to; to have affection for.
 * 2)  To emotionally attach (oneself) to.

Adverbs for Affectionate
enthusiastically; deeply; extremely; dutifully; heart-warmingly; tempestuously; gratifyingly; warmly; sincerely; temperately; impulsively; playfully;  naturally; paternally; respectfully; innately; essentially; confessedly; beautifully; sweetly; frankly;  devotedly! apparently; incongruously; professedly; hypocritically; openly; sentimentally; truly; pretentiously; inherently;  intensely;  ludicrously;  moderately; passionately; consistently; ostentatiously;  maternally; spasmodically; obviously; steadily; tacitly; foolishly; intimately; proudly; furtively.

Thesaurus
adoring; benign; benignant; brotherly; caring; compassionate; conjugal; dear; decent; demonstrative; devoted; doting; faithful; filial; fond; fraternal; good; gracious; human; humane; husbandly; kind; kindhearted; kindly; kindly-disposed; languishing; lovelorn; lovesick; lovesome; loving; maternal; melting; nice; parental; paternal; romantic; sentimental; soft; softhearted; sympathetic; sympathizing; tender; tenderhearted; uxorious; warm; warmhearted; wifely

Etymology 1
Partly from affectionatus:, partly from affection: + -ate:.

Etymology 2
Either from the adjective, or from affection: + -ate: (modelled on Middle French affectionner:).

Synonyms

 * tender; attached; loving; devoted; warm; fond; earnest; ardent.
 * See also Thesaurus:affectionate

Derived terms

 * affectionately

Related terms

 * affect
 * affectation
 * affecter
 * affective
 * affection

Adjective

 * Bengali: স্নেহপ্রবণ
 * Bulgarian: любящ, нежен
 * Catalan: afectuós
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:


 * Finnish: ,
 * French:
 * Hungarian:
 * Polish: czuły, kochający
 * Spanish:


 * Catalan: afectuós
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Finnish: hellä, rakastava


 * Hungarian: szeretetteljes
 * Polish: czuły, kochający
 * Spanish: cariñoso