Antonyms for affectionate

Grammar : Adj

Spell : uh-fek-shuh-nit

Phonetic Transcription : əˈfɛk ʃə nɪt

Definition of affectionate

Origin : 1580s, "fond, loving," from affection + -ate (1). Early, now mostly obsolete, senses included "inclined" (1530s), "prejudiced" (1530s), "passionate" (1540s), "earnest" (c.1600). Other forms also used in the main modern sense of the word included affectious (1580s), affectuous (mid-15c.).

adj having or showing fondness

Example sentences :

Paralus ever lived in affectionate communion with the birds and the flowers.
Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child

Percival felt they were all regarding him now with affectionate concern.
Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson

Come to me as before, and you shall find me as I have ever been—affectionate and kind.
Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various

Our meeting, after mutual recognition, was affectionate and cordial.
Extract from : « Biography of a Slave » by Charles Thompson

But she is so affectionate, one does not know how to be angry with her.
Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 5 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth

"Her affectionate disposition can be nothing to me," said Lady Delacour.
Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 3 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth

On the other hand, Caroline was kind and affectionate towards her.
Extract from : « Alice, or The Mysteries, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton

She had what they called an amiable temper, an affectionate temper.
Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens

When this rehearsal was over Perrin came to me; he had an affectionate and constrained air.
Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt

The man, the most submissive; the woman, the most affectionate.
Extract from : « Slavery Ordained of God » by Rev. Fred A. Ross, D.D.

Synonyms for affectionate

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