Affectionateness

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Affectionateness \Af*fec"tion*ate*ness\, n.
     The quality of being affectionate; fondness; affection.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [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}]