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Etymology 1[]
Partly from Latin affectionatus, partly from affection + -ate.
Pronunciation[]
Adjective[]
Affectionate (comparative {{{1}}}, superlative {{{2}}})
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- Having affection or warm regard; loving; fond; as, an affectionate brother.
- Proceeding from affection; indicating love; tender; as, the affectionate care of a parent; affectionate countenance, message, language.
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Derived terms[]
- affectionately
Related terms[]
- affect
- affectation
- affecter
- affective
- affection
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Etymology 2[]
Either from the adjective, or from affection + -ate (modelled on Middle French affectionner).
Pronunciation[]
- IPA: /əˈfɛkʃəneɪt/
Verb[]
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to Affectionate (third-person singular simple present affectionat, present participle es, simple past and past participle -)
- (rare) To show affection to; to have affection for.
- (obsolete, reflexive) To emotionally attach (oneself) to.
- 1603, John Florio, translating Michel de Montaigne, Essays, Folio Society 2006, p. 21:
- Plutarch saith fitly of those who affectionate themselves to Monkies and little Dogges, that [...etc.]
- 1603, John Florio, translating Michel de Montaigne, Essays, Folio Society 2006, p. 21:
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