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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | having or showing fondness |
| Synonyms: | all over, attached, caring, crazy over, dear, devoted, doting, fond, friendly, huggy, kind, lovey-dovey, loving, mushy, nutty about, partial, soft on, sympathetic, tender, warm, warmhearted |
| Antonyms: | antagonistic, cold, cool, disliking, undemonstrative |
| Main Entry: | chummy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | friendly |
| Synonyms: | affectionate, buddy-buddy, close, confidential, constant, cozy, familiar, intimate, pally, palsy-walsy, thick* |
| Antonyms: | unfriendly, unsociable |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | cordial |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | friendly, sociable |
| Synonyms: | affable, affectionate, agreeable, amicable, buddy-buddy, cheerful, clubby, companionable, congenial, convivial, cozy, earnest, genial, glowing, gracious, happy, heart-to-heart, heartfelt, hearty, invigorating, jovial, mellow, neighborly, palsy-walsy, polite, red-carpet, responsive, sincere, social, sympathetic, tender, warm, warmhearted, welcoming, wholehearted |
| Antonyms: | aloof, cool, disagreeable, hostile, indifferent, inhospitable, uncordial, unfriendly, unpleasant, unsociable |
| Main Entry: | demonstrative |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | expressive, communicative |
| Synonyms: | affectionate, candid, effusive, emotional, evincive, expansive, explanatory, expository, frank, gushing, histrionic, illustrative, indicative, loving, open, outgoing, outpouring, outspoken, plain, profuse, symptomatic, tender, unconstrained, unreserved, unrestrained, warmhearted |
| Antonyms: | cold, cool, inexpressive, reserved, restrained, uncommunicative, undemonstrative, unemotional |
| Main Entry: | devoted |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | committed, loyal |
| Synonyms: | adherent, affectionate, ardent, behind one, caring, concerned, consecrated, constant, crazy about, dear, dedicated, devout, doting, dutiful, faithful, fervid, fond, gone on, lovesome, loving, staunch, steadfast, stuck on, thoughtful, true, true-blue, wild about, zealous |
| Antonyms: | apathetic, disloyal, inconstant, neglectful, negligent, uncommitted, unfaithful, untrustworthy |
| Main Entry: | doting |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | indulgent; serving |
| Synonyms: | adoring, affectionate, devoted, fascinated, fatuous, fond, foolish, lovesick, lovesome, loving, silly, simple, struck |
| Antonyms: | ignorance, neglect, negligence |
| Main Entry: | faithful |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | loyal, reliable |
| Synonyms: | affectionate, allegiant, ardent, attached, behind one, circumspect, confiding, conscientious, constant, dependable, devoted, dutiful, dyed-in-the-wool, enduring, fast, firm, genuine, hard-core, honest, honorable, incorruptible, loving, obedient, on the level, patriotic, resolute, scrupulous, sincere, staunch, steadfast, steady, straight, string along with, sure, tried, tried and true, true, true-blue, trustworthy, trusty, truthful, unchanging, unswerving, unwavering, upright, veracious |
| Antonyms: | dishonest, disloyal, false, inconstant, treacherous, unfaithful, unreliable, untrue |
| Main Entry: | fond |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | have a liking or taste for |
| Synonyms: | addicted, adoring, affectionate, amorous, attached, caring, devoted, doting, enamored, indulgent, keen on, lovesome, lovey-dovey, loving, mushy, partial, predisposed, responsive, romantic, sentimental, silly over, sympathetic, tender, warm |
| Antonyms: | hating, hostile |
| Main Entry: | friendly |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | intimate, companionable |
| Synonyms: | affable, affectionate, amiable, amicable, attached, attentive, auspicious, beneficial, benevolent, benign, buddy-buddy, chummy, civil, close, clubby, comradely, conciliatory, confiding, convivial, cordial, faithful, familiar, favorable, fond, genial, good, helpful, kind, kindly, loving, loyal, neighborly, on good terms, outgoing, peaceable, peaceful, propitious, receptive, sociable, solicitous, sympathetic, tender, thick, welcoming, well-disposed |
| Antonyms: | aloof, antagonistic, cold, cool, incompatible, uncompanionable, unfriendly, unreceptive, unsociable |
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