affectionate

== English == === Etymology 1 === Learned borrowing from Latin affectiōnātus. By surface analysis, affection +‎ -ate (adjective-forming suffix). Doublet of aficionado. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /əˈfɛkʃənət/ Hyphenation: af‧fec‧tion‧ate ==== Adjective ==== affectionate (comparative more affectionate, superlative most affectionate) (of a person) Having affection or warm regard; loving; fond. (of an action, etc.) Characterised by or proceeding from affection; indicating love; tender. (obsolete) Eager; passionate; strongly inclined toward something. ===== Synonyms ===== tender; lovesome; attached; loving; devoted; warm; fond; earnest; ardent. See also Thesaurus:affectionate ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== affect affectation affecter affective affection ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === Either from the above adjective by metanalysis or from affection +‎ -ate (verb-forming suffix) (modelled on Middle French affectionner (French affectionner)). ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /əˈfɛkʃəneɪt/ ==== Verb ==== affectionate (third-person singular simple present affectionates, present participle affectionating, simple past and past participle affectionated) (rare) To show affection to; to have affection for. (obsolete, reflexive) To emotionally attach (oneself) to. , Folio Society, 2006, p.21: Plutarch saith fitly of those who affectionate themselves to Monkies and little Dogges, that […]. 1838 February 1, Charles Dickens, To Catherine Dickens, 2012, Jenny Hartley (editor), The Selected Letters of Charles Dickens, page 41, Ever my dear Kate your affectionated husband CHARLES DICKENS == Latin == === Adjective === affectiōnāte vocative masculine singular of affectiōnātus == Scots == === Adjective === affectionate (comparative mair affectionate, superlative maist affectionate) affectionate === References === Eagle, Andy, ed. (2016) The Online Scots Dictionary, Scots Online.