affectionate ness

[AFFECTIONATE.] The quality of being affectionate; fondne , affection. "They [the letters of Cowper] unite the playfulne of a child, the affectionate ne of a woman, and the strong sense of a man." - Quarterly Review , No. 59, p. 185. IMG:content-0238.png:[blocks in formation] "Pain is so uneasy a sentiment, that very little of it is enough to corrupt every enjoyment and the effect God intends this variety of ungrateful and affective sentiments should have on us, is to reclaim our affections from this valley of tears."-Rogers. *af-fec-tive-ly, adv. [AFFECTIVE.] In such a way as to affect. ( Todd: Johnson's Dict.) af-fect-or, s. [AFFECTER.]