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# affectionate

«affectionate» in Mova's school dictionary: **showing love and fondness in a gentle way, for example…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective (affectionate, more affectionate, most affectionate); adverb (affectionately)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Affectionate means showing love and fondness in a gentle way, for example with hugs, kind words or cuddles. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/affectionate/#m1)

2) An affectionate pet likes to be stroked and stay close to people. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/affectionate/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In stories it tells the reader about warm, loving relationships between family members, friends or pets. Pet books describe breeds as «affectionate». Phrases: «affectionate hug», «affectionate nickname», «affectionately known as».

### examples

- Our dog is very affectionate and always wants a cuddle. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/affectionate/#x1)
- Grandma gave me an affectionate hug. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/affectionate/#x2)
- He has an affectionate nickname for his little sister. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/affectionate/#x3)
- The kitten is playful and affectionate. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/affectionate/#x4)
- She smiled affectionately at the baby. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/affectionate/#x5)
- The old teacher was affectionately known as «Mr B». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/affectionate/#x6)
- Jack was a giddy, thoughtless boy, but very kind-hearted and affectionate. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/affectionate/#x7)

### note

Use «an»: an affectionate cat. Noun: «affection». Not the same as «affected» (changed by something, or putting on a false manner). Adverb: «affectionately».

### In the corpora

- [Solomiyka and OlEnka are pet forms of the girls' names Solomiya and Olena; endings like -ka make a name affectionate.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/ukrainian-street/4-i-dont-understand-whats-your-name/15/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «affectionate» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/affectionate/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.