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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.
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}]
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