AFFECTIONATENESS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

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)

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)