Affectionate
Affectionate adjective - Feeling or showing love.
Admiring and affectionate are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Admiring" instead an adjective "Affectionate".
Nearby Words: affection, affectionately
Admiring
Admiring adjective - Expressing approval.
Affectionate and admiring are semantically related. You can use "Affectionate" instead an adjective "Admiring".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- loving and affectionate
- loving and admiring
- passionate and affectionate
- passionate and admiring
- ardent and affectionate
- ardent and admiring
- sensitive and affectionate
- sensitive and admiring
- understanding and affectionate
- understanding and admiring
- attentive and affectionate
- attentive and admiring
- sympathetic and affectionate
- sympathetic and admiring
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