as in loving
feeling or showing love
an affectionate child who gives hugs and kisses freely
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Recent Examples of affectionate
Hope Anne is goofy, affectionate, full of zest, and has so much love to give.
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Trish Stinger, Kansas City Star, 20 Aug. 2025
Finn is her brave, affectionate brother who keeps her safe.
—Maryanne Dell, Oc Register, 16 Aug. 2025
TikTokers were quick to react and expressed similar affectionate experiences with their poodles.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Aug. 2025
At one point, Anderson reached up to give Neeson an affectionate kiss on the cheek.
—Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 29 July 2025
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Trish Stinger, Kansas City Star, 20 Aug. 2025
Finn is her brave, affectionate brother who keeps her safe.
—Maryanne Dell, Oc Register, 16 Aug. 2025
TikTokers were quick to react and expressed similar affectionate experiences with their poodles.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Aug. 2025
At one point, Anderson reached up to give Neeson an affectionate kiss on the cheek.
—Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 29 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for affectionate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for affectionate
Adjective
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Long Story Short bounces back and forth through time — going as far back as the Fifties, and as recent as the present day — to tell the story of a loving but dysfunctional Jewish American family.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
22 Aug. 2025
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Patricia Heaton played his wife, Debra, along with Brad Garrett as his brother Robert, and Peter Boyle and Doris Roberts as his loving but overbearing parents.—
Christina Dugan Ramirez , Larry Fink,
FOXNews.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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Chicharito also benefitted from his market placement in LA, in his case mainly due to the proximity to an adoring Mexican fanbase throughout Southern California.—
Ian Nicholas Quillen,
Forbes.com,
20 Apr. 2025
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In some cases, like his calls to deport millions of undocumented immigrants, Mr. Trump has promised changes that many of his most adoring fans in Europe have stopped well short of.—
Jim Tankersley,
New York Times,
23 Jan. 2025
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“Affectionate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/affectionate. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
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