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   affectionate

   /əˈfɛkʃənət/

   adjective

   • 1. readily feeling or showing fondness or tenderness: "his affectionate nature"
   • ▪ expressing fondness: "an affectionate kiss"

   Word Origin late 15th century (in the sense ‘disposed, inclined towards’): from French affectionné ‘beloved’ or medieval Latin affectionatus ‘devoted’, from affectio(n-), from afficere ‘to influence’ (see affect2).

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   Synonyms for AFFECTION: love, devotion, passion, respect, fondness, enthusiasm, attachment, appreciation; Antonyms of AFFECTION: hatred, hostility, hate, loathing, antagonism, enmity, animosity, rancor

   • Some common synonyms of affection are emotion, feeling, passion, and sentiment. While all these words mean "a subjective response to a person, thin...
   • Emotion carries a strong implication of excitement or agitation but, like feeling, encompasses both positive and negative responses. // the drama p...
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