- Types Of Speech
- You can use affectionate as a adjective satellite in a sentence.
- About Affectionate
- A 4 syllables adjective satellite and 12 letters with the letters a, c, e, f, i, n, o, and t, 6 consonants, 6 vowels and 4 syllables with the middle letters ti. Affectionate starts with and ends with a vowel with the starting letters a, af, aff, affe, affec, and the ending characters are e, te, ate, nate, onate, . Affectionate is also a double consonant (ff) word. View the double consonant words list.
- Definition
- Having or displaying warmth or affection; "affectionate children"; "caring parents"; "a fond embrace"; "fond of his nephew"; "a tender glance"; "a warm embrace"
- Origin/Roots
- Latin
- Compound Words
- A compound word, affectionate has more than one word within it. There's 4 words which are affect, ionate, affection, and ate.
- School Grade
- Affectionate is set as a grade six word that starts with a, ends with e, 4 syllables, 6 vowels and 12 letters.
- Pig Latin
- Affectionate in Pig Latin is said as "affectionateay or affectionateway".
- Unigram
- a | f | f | e | c | t | i | o | n | a | t | e
- Bigram
- af | ff | fe | ec | ct | ti | io | on | na | at | te
- Trigram
- aff | ffe | fec | ect | cti | tio | ion | ona | nat | ate
- Quadrigram
- affe | ffec | fect | ecti | ctio | tion | iona | onat | nate
- Word Gram
| Synonym | Definition |
|---|---|
| Adoring | extravagantly or foolishly loving and indulgent "adoring grandparents" "deceiving her preoccupied and doting husband with a young captain" "hopelessly spoiled by a fond mother" |
| Affectionate | having or displaying warmth or affection "affectionate children" "caring parents" "a fond embrace" "fond of his nephew" "a tender glance" "a warm embrace" |
| Bathetic | effusively or insincerely emotional "a bathetic novel" "maudlin expressons of sympathy" "mushy effusiveness" "a schmaltzy song" "sentimental soap operas" "slushy poetry" |
| Beloved | a beloved person used as terms of endearment |
| Benign | pleasant and beneficial in nature or influence "a benign smile" "the benign sky" "the benign influence of pure air" |
| Benignant | pleasant and beneficial in nature or influence "a benign smile" "the benign sky" "the benign influence of pure air" |
| Bereft | sorrowful through loss or deprivation "bereft of hope" |
| Brotherlike | like or characteristic of or befitting a brother "brotherly feelings" "close fraternal ties" |
| Brotherly | like or characteristic of or befitting a brother "brotherly feelings" "close fraternal ties" |
| Caring | a loving feeling |
View all cognitive synonyms for Affectionate
| Anagram | Definition |
|---|---|
| Affectionate | having or displaying warmth or affection "affectionate children" "caring parents" "a fond embrace" "fond of his nephew" "a tender glance" "a warm embrace" |
View English words with the unique letters used in affectionate. Words With The Letters Acefinot
| Similar Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Loving | feeling or showing love and affection; "loving parents"; "loving glances" |
Affectionate Is In These Word Lists
- Starts With A
- Ends With E
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