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      affectionateness
      noun
      a quality proceeding from feelings of affection or love
      a positive feeling of liking
      Roots
      adaf- · Latin · to, towardfacerefect- · Latin · to do, makeio-ion · Latin · act, state, conditionatus-ate · Latin · having, characterized byness-ness · English · state, quality
      Words related to affectionateness
      lovingnessnaffectionnwarmheartednessnfondnessntendernessnwarmnessnuxoriousnessnwarmthnloverednaffectionlessadjsoftheartednessndisaffectionatevoverfondnessnaffectionateadjlovabilitynendearmentsnlovablenessncaressiveadjamativeadjoverfondadjoverfondlyadvamoristicadjcaressivelyadvaffectervtenderheartednessndisimpassionedunloveamativelyadvkindheartednessnloven

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      Where does affectionateness come from?

      The word affectionateness breaks down into 5 roots of Latin and English origin: af-, from Latin ad (“to, toward”); fect, from Latin facere (“to do, make”); -ion, from Latin io (“act, state, condition”); -ate, from Latin atus (“having, characterized by”); and -ness, from English ness (“state, quality”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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