Affectionate
Affectionate adjective - Feeling or showing love.
Empathetic and affectionate are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Empathetic" instead an adjective "Affectionate".
Nearby Words: affection, affectionately
Empathetic
Empathetic adjective - Having or showing the capacity for sharing the feelings of another.
Usage example: an empathetic social worker who soon realized that the single mother was at her breaking point
Affectionate and empathetic are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Affectionate" instead an adjective "Empathetic".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- loving and affectionate
- loving and empathetic
- ardent and affectionate
- ardent and empathetic
- sensitive and affectionate
- sensitive and empathetic
- understanding and affectionate
- understanding and empathetic
- sympathetic and affectionate
- sympathetic and empathetic
- tender and affectionate
- tender and empathetic
- amiable and affectionate
- amiable and empathetic
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