Affectionateness
[ə'fekʃnitnis]
Definition
(noun.) a quality proceeding from feelings of affection or love.
Typist: Louis--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) The quality of being affectionate; fondness; affection.
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Examples
- And I'll stand by you whatever you make up your mind to do, said the brother, with rough but well-meaning affectionateness. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- But swiftly they became troubled, doubtful, then full of a warm, rich affectionateness and laughter. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
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