Hypertext Webster Gateway: "affectionateness"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Affectionateness \Af*fec"tion*ate*ness\, n.
The quality of being affectionate; fondness; affection.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
affectionateness
n 1: a positive feeling of liking; "he had trouble expressing the
affection he felt"; "the child won everyone's heart"
[syn: {affection}, {fondness}, {tenderness}, {heart}, {warmheartedness}]
2: a quality proceeding from feelings of affection or love
[syn: {fondness}, {lovingness}, {warmth}]
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