[əˈfɛkʃənət], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- readily feeling or showing fondness or tenderness
(e.g: his affectionate nature)


Phrases:

Origin:
late 15th century (in the sense ‘disposed, inclined towards’): from French affectionné ‘beloved’ or medieval Latin affectionatus ‘devoted’, from affectio(n-), from afficere ‘to influence’ (see affect)