What does affectionate mean?

affectionate means "having or displaying warmth or affection".

How many syllables are in affectionate?

affectionate has 4 syllables: af-fec-tio-nate. The stress falls on "fec". In IPA it is /əˈfɛkʃənət/.

What is another word for affectionate?

Close synonyms include fond, lovesome, tender. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is affectionate a common word?

affectionate is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Affectionate — meaning and pronunciation

adjective

1 senseA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
having or displaying warmth or affection
“affectionate children”
“a fond embrace”
“fond of his nephew”
“a tender glance”
Synonymsfond lovesome tender
Similarloving

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