affectionate

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

af·fec·tion·ate BrE [əˈfekʃənət] NAmE [əˈfekʃənət] adjective
showing caring feelings and love for sb
Syn: ↑loving
•He is very affectionate towards his children.
•an affectionate kiss
Derived Word: ↑affectionately

Word Origin:
[affectionate affectionately] late 15th cent. (in the sense ‘disposed, inclined towards’): from French affectionné ‘beloved’ or medieval Latin affectionatus ‘devoted’, from affectio(n-), from afficere ‘to influence’, from ad- ‘at, to’ + facere ‘do’.

Example Bank:
•She gave him an affectionate kiss.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  fond, lovesome, tender, warm