Webster's Dictionary 1913

1864

Affectionateness

Af‐fec″tion‐ate‐ness, n. The quality of being affectionate; fondness; affection.

1865

Affectioned

Af‐fec″tioned (�), a. 1. Disposed.Be kindly affectioned one to another.Rom. xii. 10.2. Affected; conceited. Shak.

1866

Affective

Af‐fec″tive (�), a. [Cf. F. affectif.] 1. Tending to affect; affecting. Burnet.2. Pertaining to or exciting emotion; affectional; emotional. Rogers.

1867

Affectively

Af‐fec″tive‐ly, adv. In an affective manner; impressively; emotionally.

1868

Affectuous

Af‐fec″tu‐ous (?; 135), a. [L. affectuous: cf. F. affectueux. See Affect.] Full of passion or emotion; earnest. — Af‐fec″tu‐ous‐ly, adv.Fabyan.

1869

Affeer

Af‐feer″ (�), v. t. [OF. aforer, afeurer, to tax, appraise, assess, fr. L. ad + forum market, court of justice, in LL. also meaning price.] 1. To confirm; to assure. “The title ...

1870

Affeerer

{ Af‐feer″er (�), Af‐feer″or (�), } n. [OF. aforeur, LL. afforator.] (Old Law) One who affeers. Cowell.

1871

Affeerment

Af‐feer″ment (�), n. [Cf. OF. aforement.] (Old Law) The act of affeering. Blackstone.

1872

Afferent

Af″fer‐ent (�), a. [L. afferens, p. pr. of afferre; ad + ferre to bear.] (Physiol.) Bearing or conducting inwards to a part or organ; — opposed to efferent; as, afferent vessels...

1873

Affettuoso

‖Af‐fet′tu‐o″so (�), adv.(Mus.) With feeling.

1874

Affiance

Af‐fi″ance (ăf‐fī″ans), n. [OE. afiaunce trust, confidence, OF. afiance, fr. afier to trust, fr. LL. affidare to trust; ad + fidare to trust, fr. L. fides faith. See Faith, and ...

1875

Affiance (2)

Af‐fi″ance, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Affianced (–anst); p. pr. & vb. n.Affiancing (–sĭng).] [Cf. OF. afiancier, fr. afiance.] 1. To betroth; to pledge one's faith to for marriage, or ...

1876

Affiancer

Af‐fi″an‐cer (–an‐sẽr), n. One who makes a contract of marriage between two persons.

1877

Affiant

Af‐fi″ant (�), n. [From p. pr. of OF. afier, LL. affidare. See Affidavit.] (Law) One who makes an affidavit. Burrill.Syn. — Deponent. See Deponent.

1878

Affiche

‖Af′fiche″ (?), n. [F., fr. afficher to affix.] A written or printed notice to be posted, as on a wall; a poster; a placard.

1879

Affidavit

Af′fi‐da″vit (�), n. [LL. affidavit he has made oath, perfect tense of affidare. See Affiance, Affy.] (Law) A sworn statement in writing; a declaration in writing, signed and ma...

1880

Affile

Af‐file″ (�), v. t. [OF. afiler, F. affiler, to sharpen; a (L. ad) + fil thread, edge.] To polish.

1881

Affiliable

Af‐fil″i‐a‐ble (�), a. Capable of being affiliated to or on, or connected with in origin.

1882

Affiliate

Af‐fil″i‐ate (�), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Affiliated (�); p. pr. & vb. n.Affiliating (�).] [LL. adfiliare, affiliare, to adopt as son; ad + filius son: cf. F. affilier.] 1. To adopt;...

1883

Affiliate (2)

Af‐fil″i‐ate, v. i. To connect or associate one's self; — followed by with; as, they affiliate with no party.

1884

Affiliation

Af‐fil′i‐a″tion (�), n. [F. affiliation, LL. affiliatio.] 1. Adoption; association or reception as a member in or of the same family or society.2. (Law) The establishment or asc...

1885

Affinal

Af‐fi″nal (�), a. [L. affinis.] Related by marriage; from the same source.

1886

Affine

Af‐fine″ (�), v. t. [F. affiner to refine; � (L. ad) + fin fine. See Fine.] To refine. Holland.

1887

Affined

Af‐fined″ (�), a. [OF. afiné related, p. p., fr. LL. affinare to join, fr. L. affinis neighboring, related to; ad + finis boundary, limit.] Joined in affinity or by any tie. “Al...

1888

Affinitative

Af‐fin″i‐ta‐tive (�), a. Of the nature of affinity. — Af‐fin″i‐ta‐tive‐ly, adv.

1889

Affinitive

Af‐fin″i‐tive, a. Closely connected, as by affinity.

1890

Affinity

Af‐fin″i‐ty (�), n.; pl.Affinities(�). [OF. afinité, F. affinité, L. affinites, fr. affinis. See Affined.]1. Relationship by marriage (as between a husband and his wife's blood ...