affectionate
adjective
showing, indicating, or characterized by affection or love; fondly tender.
affectionateness
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a word derived from
affectionate.
Example Sentences
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She reminded him of the boy's great natural goodness, his brilliancy, his affectionateness.
From The Ifs of History by Joseph Edgar Chamberlin
I wondered if it was because all her own crises were complicated with Henry Mills that she always thought that affectionateness was part of the answer.
From A Woman of Genius by Mary Hunter Austin
Julia was moving about, quite at home, preparing cups of tea for everybody, herself included; and waiting upon Mr. Rhys with a steady care and affectionateness which evidently met with an affectionate return.
From The Old Helmet, Volume I by Susan Warner
He responded with an affectionateness that was almost human.
From A Manifest Destiny by Julia Magruder
Nor should this increase of affectionateness excite surprise—it is the proper result of a conflict of this sort between father and child when conducted in the right spirit.
From The Moral Instruction of Children by Felix Adler
