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affectionate
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[əˈfɛkʃənət], (Adjective)
Definitions:
- readily feeling or showing fondness or tenderness
(e.g: his affectionate nature)
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Origin
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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 affect)
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