affectionate
Being affectionate is being warm, tender, and loving. A hug is an affectionate gesture.
Affectionate words and actions show love, liking, or compassion. Kissing on the cheek, holding hands, and hugging are all affectionate. Parents and children, teachers and students, brothers and sisters — they can all be affectionate to each other. It's hard to fake being affectionate, so we tend to be affectionate to people we genuinely like.
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having or displaying warmth or affection
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Prepare for the IELTS exam with this list of positive words that are used to describe people.
On the SAT, all of the Reading Test questions are multiple choice and are based on reading passages that may be taken from literature, science, the social sciences, or a U.S. founding document (or a text inspired by such a document). Many of the reading comprehension questions meant to assess a student’s understanding of those passages will require students to choose words that best describe the writer’s tone or point of view, words like the words you see on this list. Learn them here so when you see them in an SAT answer choice, you’ll know what they mean!