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Meanings of affectionateness in English

Portuguese
amor
Catalan
tendresa
Spanish
ternura

A positive feeling of liking.

amor
Portuguese
amor
Catalan
amor
Spanish
amor

A quality proceeding from feelings of affection or love.

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Usage of affectionateness in English
1
Sally's appealing affectionateness of manner went very far to make this easy.
Hetty's Strange History
2
There was an additional playful affectionateness in his manner toward Ezra.
Daniel Deronda
3
He left behind him a character for affectionateness, kindliness, and generosity.
Ancient Egypt
4
There is a homely poetry, an innocent affectionateness in it, characteristic of the people.
Bébée; Or, Two Little Wooden Shoes
5
The Frenchwoman thought it a pretty bit of childish affectionateness.
The Head of the House of Coombe
6
The insinuating affectionateness and winning playfulness had hitherto not been brought out so distinctly.
Frederick Chopin, as a Man and Musician — Volume 1
7
There was now no pretence of affectionateness either on her part or on his.
The Old Wives' Tale
8
Southern Puritanism differed from the early New England Puritanism in a certain affectionateness and sociability.
Sidney Lanier
9
Turning to the life of the household, affectionateness is one of the secrets of happiness.
Making the Most of Life
10
They looked at each other again, with timid affectionateness.
The Old Wives' Tale
11
Mrs. Graves greeted Jack with much affectionateness, and asked what they had arranged for the afternoon.
Watersprings
12
To this must be added a certain pathetic affectionateness, by which all his productions are pervaded.
The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 1, April, 1851
13
It is earnestly, yearningly written, in that spirit of feeble-minded affectionateness which the Bible-sects seem to encourage:
The Profits of Religion: An Essay in Economic Interpretation
14
For in what related to himself his resentful impulses had been early checked by a mastering affectionateness.
Daniel Deronda
15
He greeted her with a doubled affectionateness.
One of Our Conquerors — Volume 4
16
How can charity towards all men fail to follow, being the mere affectionateness of innocence and peace?
Daily Strength for Daily Needs
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Affectionateness through the time