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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. a positive feeling of liking;
- Example: "he had trouble expressing the affection he felt"
- Example: "the child won everyone's heart"
- Example: "the warmness of his welcome made us feel right at home"
[syn: affection, affectionateness, fondness, tenderness, heart, warmness, warmheartedness, philia]

2. a quality proceeding from feelings of affection or love;
[syn: affectionateness, fondness, lovingness, warmth]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Affectionateness \Af*fec"tion*ate*ness\, n. The quality of being affectionate; fondness; affection. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

affectionateness n 1: a positive feeling of liking; "he had trouble expressing the affection he felt"; "the child won everyone's heart"; "the warmness of his welcome made us feel right at home" [syn: affection, affectionateness, fondness, tenderness, heart, warmness, warmheartedness, philia] 2: a quality proceeding from feelings of affection or love [syn: affectionateness, fondness, lovingness, warmth]