Affectionate
adjective
Showing fondness or tender feelings; liking or loving towards someone or something.
She gave him an affectionate hug.
Often appears as...
- affectionate hug
- affectionate smile
adjective
Showing fondness or tender feelings; liking or loving towards someone or something.
She gave him an affectionate hug.
Often appears as...
- affectionate hug
- affectionate smile
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Pro Tip 1/3Emotional Warmth
Use 'affectionate' to describe actions that express warmth and closeness.
His words were so affectionate, I felt loved.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Just Romantic
'Affectionate' can apply to friends and family, not just romantic partners.
She's very affectionate with her grandparents.
Pro Tip 3/3Genuine Feeling
'Affectionate' implies sincerity, not fake or polite niceness.
Their affectionate interactions show their true friendship.
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Meet the dazzling flying...
For example, one such question would be, what is the minimum number of moving parts needed for controlled flight? Now, there are practical reasons why you may want to know the answer to such a question. Helicopters, for example, are affectionately known as machines with a thousand moving parts
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The five major world...
and then taught them about his heavenly father -- affectionate, forgiving, and attentive. Then, he would invite everyone to a common table to illustrate his Kingdom of God, outcasts, sinners, and saints all eating together. He had only three years before his unconventional wisdom
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Best Tiger Cub Moments...
is the more affectionate one stripe is the naughtier one but when it comes to food as you can see this little guy's definitely much more driven therefore it makes him a little bit more possessive with the cubs getting stronger and feistier their days being able to live with giles
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Do Komodo Dragons Eat...
Erm because they're very affectionate, they're very lovely. It's quite lovely of somebody to think that they might be hugging, but they're doing quite the opposite. They're actually fighting. So the only time they will do that move, is in breeding season,
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Top 5 Tiger Moments PIPE...
energy invest in trying to protect it spot is the more affectionate one stripe is the naughtier one but when it comes to food as you can see this little guy's definitely much more driven therefore makes him a little bit more
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Maker space; supporting...
affectionate way of saying grandmother in my native language my grandmother lived in a time where there wasn't much her house was lined with clay that she would find in rivers to insulate it and
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Cameras Reveal the...
and how affectionate and caring they really are and with help from us we can guarantee their safe and rightful place and ensure that these remarkable animals are around long into the future
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Octopus In The Living...
excited huh so she'd sit there with her hand in the aquarium for 30 minutes so they're pretty affectionate she's filming more of the sand right now well now she's filming me
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Best Monkey Moments PIPE...
blowing kisses and sharing cuddles is not only reserved for close family anyone in the troop can join in they are amongst the most affectionate monkeys on the planet
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This 67 Year Old Bird...
identified as z33 three on a leg band she's more affectionately known as wisdom
Video examples
Meet the dazzling flying...
For example, one such question would be, what is the minimum number of moving parts needed for controlled flight? Now, there are practical reasons why you may want to know the answer to such a question. Helicopters, for example, are affectionately known as machines with a thousand moving parts
Video examples
The five major world...
and then taught them about his heavenly father -- affectionate, forgiving, and attentive. Then, he would invite everyone to a common table to illustrate his Kingdom of God, outcasts, sinners, and saints all eating together. He had only three years before his unconventional wisdom
Video examples
Best Tiger Cub Moments...
is the more affectionate one stripe is the naughtier one but when it comes to food as you can see this little guy's definitely much more driven therefore it makes him a little bit more possessive with the cubs getting stronger and feistier their days being able to live with giles
Video examples
Do Komodo Dragons Eat...
Erm because they're very affectionate, they're very lovely. It's quite lovely of somebody to think that they might be hugging, but they're doing quite the opposite. They're actually fighting. So the only time they will do that move, is in breeding season,
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Top 5 Tiger Moments PIPE...
energy invest in trying to protect it spot is the more affectionate one stripe is the naughtier one but when it comes to food as you can see this little guy's definitely much more driven therefore makes him a little bit more
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Maker space; supporting...
affectionate way of saying grandmother in my native language my grandmother lived in a time where there wasn't much her house was lined with clay that she would find in rivers to insulate it and
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Cameras Reveal the...
and how affectionate and caring they really are and with help from us we can guarantee their safe and rightful place and ensure that these remarkable animals are around long into the future
Video examples
Octopus In The Living...
excited huh so she'd sit there with her hand in the aquarium for 30 minutes so they're pretty affectionate she's filming more of the sand right now well now she's filming me
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Best Monkey Moments PIPE...
blowing kisses and sharing cuddles is not only reserved for close family anyone in the troop can join in they are amongst the most affectionate monkeys on the planet
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This 67 Year Old Bird...
identified as z33 three on a leg band she's more affectionately known as wisdom
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Viktor E. Frankl
Austrian Psychologist
A man who becomes conscious of the responsibility he bears toward a human being who affectionately waits for him, or to an unfinished work, will never be able to throw away his life. He knows the 'why' for his existence, and will be able to bear almost any 'how.
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Kurt Cobain
American Singer
I've always wanted male friends that I could be real intimate with and talk about important things with and be as affectionate with that person as I would be with a girl.
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Herbert Hoover
American President
No greater nor more affectionate honor can be conferred on an American than to have a public school named after him.
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Walt Whitman
American Poet
The proof of a poet is that his country absorbs him as affectionately as he has absorbed it.
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George Eliot
British Author
People who can't be witty exert themselves to be devout and affectionate.
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Tom Stoppard
English Dramatist
I can be affectionate about a lot of things without watching them.
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Rod Stewart
English Musician
I got bored of not feeling affectionate towards girls.
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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
German Writer
A correct answer is like an affectionate kiss.
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Tom Brady
American Football Player
My wife and I are very affectionate.
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Zara Phillips
British Royalty
I'm an affectionate person.
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Viktor E. Frankl
Austrian Psychologist
A man who becomes conscious of the responsibility he bears toward a human being who affectionately waits for him, or to an unfinished work, will never be able to throw away his life. He knows the 'why' for his existence, and will be able to bear almost any 'how.
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Kurt Cobain
American Singer
I've always wanted male friends that I could be real intimate with and talk about important things with and be as affectionate with that person as I would be with a girl.
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Herbert Hoover
American President
No greater nor more affectionate honor can be conferred on an American than to have a public school named after him.
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Walt Whitman
American Poet
The proof of a poet is that his country absorbs him as affectionately as he has absorbed it.
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George Eliot
British Author
People who can't be witty exert themselves to be devout and affectionate.
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Tom Stoppard
English Dramatist
I can be affectionate about a lot of things without watching them.
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Rod Stewart
English Musician
I got bored of not feeling affectionate towards girls.
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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
German Writer
A correct answer is like an affectionate kiss.
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Tom Brady
American Football Player
My wife and I are very affectionate.
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Zara Phillips
British Royalty
I'm an affectionate person.
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