2 definitions found From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: affectionateness noun 1: a positive feeling of liking; "he had trouble expressing the affection he felt"; "the child won everyone's heart" [syn: {affection}, {fondness}, {tenderness}, {heart}, {warmheartedness}] 2: a quality proceeding from feelings of affection or love [syn: {fondness}, {lovingness}, {warmth}] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]: Affectionateness \Af*fec"tion*ate*ness\, noun The quality of being affectionate; fondness; affection.

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