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Core level · Year 5

affectionate

adjective

What it means

Core Feelings & moods

showing love and care for others

Her affectionate hug cheered him up.

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  • adore

    verbCore

    to love someone or something very much

    Similar:
    love
    Opposite:
    detest
  • ambition

    nounCore

    a strong wish to achieve something

    Similar:
    goal
    Opposite:
    apathy
  • anxious

    adj.Core

    feeling worried or nervous about what may happen

    Similar:
    worried
    Opposite:
    calm
  • astonished

    adj.Core

    very surprised, as if hardly able to believe something

    Similar:
    amazed
    Opposite:
    expected
  • astounding

    adj.Core

    so surprising and impressive that it is hard to believe

    Similar:
    amazing
    Opposite:
    ordinary
  • attached

    adj.Core

    joined to something, or fond of someone or something

    Similar:
    connected
    Opposite:
    detached
  • awkward

    adj.Core

    clumsy, uncomfortable or difficult to deal with

    Similar:
    clumsy
    Opposite:
    comfortable
  • bewildered

    adj.Core

    very confused and unsure what is happening

    Similar:
    confused
    Opposite:
    certain