different between affectionate vs amatory
affectionate
English
Etymology 1
Partly from Latin affectionatus, partly from affection + -ate. Doublet of aficionado.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??f?k??n?t/
- Hyphenation: af?fec?tion?ate
Adjective
affectionate (comparative more affectionate, superlative most affectionate)
- (of a person) Having affection or warm regard; loving; fond.
- She eulogised her always warm and affectionate brother.
- (of an action, etc.) Characterised by or proceeding from affection; indicating love; tender.
- the affectionate care of a parent; an affectionate countenance; an affectionate message; affectionate language
- 1900, Charles W. Chesnutt, The House Behind the Cedars, Chapter I,
- Warwick left the undertaker's shop and retraced his steps until he had passed the lawyer's office, toward which he threw an affectionate glance.
- (obsolete) Eager; passionate; strongly inclined toward something.
Synonyms
- tender; lovesome; attached; loving; devoted; warm; fond; earnest; ardent.
- See also Thesaurus:affectionate
Derived terms
- affectionately
Related terms
- affect
- affectation
- affecter
- affective
- affection
Translations
Etymology 2
Either from the adjective, or from affection + -ate (modelled on Middle French affectionner).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??f?k??ne?t/
Verb
affectionate (third-person singular simple present affectionates, present participle affectionating, simple past and past participle affectionated)
- (rare) To show affection to; to have affection for.
- (obsolete, reflexive) To emotionally attach (oneself) to.
- , Folio Society, 2006, p.21:
- Plutarch saith fitly of those who affectionate themselves to Monkies and little Dogges, that […].
- 1721, John Rushworth, Historical Collections Of Private Passages of State, etc.: 1618—1629, Volume 1, page 222,
- And fir?t, his Maje?ty would have you to under?tand, That there was never any King more loving to his People, or better affectionated to the right u?e of Parliaments, than his Maje?ty hath approved him?elf to be, […].
- 1838 February 1, Charles Dickens, To Catherine Dickens, 2012, Jenny Hartley (editor), The Selected Letters of Charles Dickens, page 41,
- Ever my dear Kate your affectionated husband
- CHARLES DICKENS
- , Folio Society, 2006, p.21:
Latin
Adjective
affecti?n?te
- vocative masculine singular of affecti?n?tus
Scots
Adjective
affectionate (comparative mair affectionate, superlative maist affectionate)
- affectionate
References
- Eagle, Andy, ed. (2016) The Online Scots Dictionary, Scots Online.
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amatory
English
Etymology
From Latin am?t?rius (“pertaining to love or a lover”, adjective), from am?tor (“a lover”), from am? (“I love”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?a.m?.t?.?i/
Adjective
amatory (comparative more amatory, superlative most amatory)
- Of or relating to love, especially sexual love.
- 1819, Lord Byron, Don Juan, II.170:
- Eggs, oysters, too, are amatory food; / But who is their purveyor from above / Heaven knows […]
- 1819, Lord Byron, Don Juan, II.170:
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Translations
References
- amatory in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- amatory in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- amatory at OneLook Dictionary Search
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