affectionate embrace

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• affectionate — affectionately, adv. affectionateness, n. /euh fek sheuh nit/, adj. 1. showing, indicating, or characterized by affection or love; fondly tender: an affectionate embrace. 2. having great affection or love; warmly attached; loving: your… …   Universalium

• affectionate — af•fec•tion•ate [[t]əˈfɛk ʃə nɪt[/t]] adj. 1) showing affection or love; fondly tender: an affectionate embrace[/ex] 2) having great affection or love; loving: your affectionate brother[/ex] • Etymology: 1485–95 af•fec′tion•ate•ly, adv.… …   From formal English to slang

• affectionate — /əˈfɛkʃənət / (say uh fekshuhnuht) adjective 1. characterised by or manifesting affection; possessing or indicating love; tender: an affectionate embrace. 2. having great love or affection; warmly attached: your affectionate brother. 3. Obsolete… …  

• hug — [hug] vt. hugged, hugging [prob. via dial. < ON hugga, to comfort, console] 1. to put the arms around and hold closely; esp., to embrace tightly and affectionately 2. to squeeze tightly between the forelegs, as a bear does 3. to cling to or… …   English World dictionary

• cuddle — 1. noun /ˈkʌ.dl/ A snuggle; an affectionate embrace, often used in conjunction with family members and close friends. 2. verb /ˈkʌ.dl/ a) To embrace affectionately, lie together snugly. The young lovers cuddled on the couch …   Wiktionary

• hug — (v.) 1560s, hugge to embrace, of unknown origin; perhaps from O.N. hugga to comfort, from hugr courage, mood, from P.Gmc. *hugjan, related to O.E. hycgan to think, consider, Goth. hugs mind, soul, thought. Other have noted the similarity in some… …   Etymology dictionary

• bosom — /ˈbʊzəm / (say boozuhm) noun 1. the chest or breast of a human being: *they found the coffin on the floor by the side of the bed, and the Flour lying in it on his back, with his arms folded peacefully on his bosom. –henry lawson, 1901. 2. a. a… …  

• Orbecche — is a tragedy written by Giovanni Battista Giraldi in 1541. It was the first modern tragedy written on classical principles,[1] and along with Sperone Speroni s Canace, was responsible for a sixteenth century theoretical debate on theater,… …   Wikipedia

• nuzzle — /nuz euhl/, v., nuzzled, nuzzling, n. v.i. 1. to burrow or root with the nose, snout, etc., as an animal does: a rabbit nuzzling into the snow. 2. to thrust the nose, muzzle, etc.: The dog nuzzled up to his master. 3. to lie very close to someone …   Universalium

• Amarna, Tell el- — Ancient city, Egypt. Located midway between Thebes and Memphis on the Nile River, it was built in the 14th century BC by the Egyptian king (pharaoh) Akhenaton, who moved his subjects there in order to found a new monotheistic religion. Artifacts… …   Universalium

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