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AFFECTIONATENESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A quality proceeding from feelings of affection or love
Synonyms:
affectionateness; fondness; lovingness; warmth
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("affectionateness" is a kind of...):
emotionalism; emotionality (emotional nature or quality)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "affectionateness"):
tenderness (a tendency to express warm and affectionate feeling)
uxoriousness (foolish fondness for or excessive submissiveness to one's wife)
Derivation:
affectionate (having or displaying warmth or affection)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A positive feeling of liking
Example:
the warmness of his welcome made us feel right at home
Synonyms:
affection; affectionateness; fondness; heart; philia; tenderness; warmheartedness; warmness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting feelings and emotions
Hypernyms ("affectionateness" is a kind of...):
feeling (the experiencing of affective and emotional states)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "affectionateness"):
attachment; fond regard (a feeling of affection for a person or an institution)
protectiveness (a feeling of protective affection)
regard; respect (a feeling of friendship and esteem)
soft spot (a sentimental affection)
Derivation:
affectionate (having or displaying warmth or affection)
