NOUN
- a quality proceeding from feelings of affection or love
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a positive feeling of liking
he had trouble expressing the affection he felt
the warmness of his welcome made us feel right at home
the child won everyone's heart
How To Use affectionateness In A Sentence
- In addition, if you look closely at the article you will see it has a certain wry affectionateness towards Labour, and deals with the expenses scandals humorously, pointing out just a few individuals who have apparently failed their genial and public spirited leader. Archive 2009-05-16
- The gentle affectionateness of the girl towards both her father and her aunt was beautiful in the extreme. The Golden Shoemaker or 'Cobbler' Horn
- Wong Chia Chi was seeking for an opportunity to kill Mr. Yi. At one night, she pretended to visit the jewelry shop, while Mr. Yi presented her the ring with lovingly affectionateness in his eyes.
- He is about as untamable as the zebra, and with his family affectionateness leads apparently a very happy life. Among the Tibetans
- But afterwards, upon some mistrust of him, yet not so great as to make him do him any hurt, his familiarity and friendly kindness to him abated so much of its former force and affectionateness, as to make it evident he was alienated from him. The Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romans
- Mrs. Larkins was very happy in her daughters, and they had the naive affectionateness of those who see few people and find The History of Mr. Polly
- He had loved other little boys and girls transitorily, none had been frequent and familiar enough to strike deep roots in his heart, and he had grown up with a tattered and dissipated affectionateness that was becoming wildly shy. The History of Mr. Polly
- Britons thought well of the Colonel for his affectionateness and liberality, and contrasted it with the behaviour of the Tory The Newcomes
- ‘Give me your arm,’ she said to me with her old affectionateness, ‘it’s a long while since we have had First Love
- Oedipus -- his essential innocence, his affectionateness, his uncalculating benevolence and public spirit; -- while his impetuosity and passionateness make the sequel less incredible. The Seven Plays in English Verse