Positive personality trait
Affectionate
Showing warmth, fondness, and loving care.
3 ready sentences Updated Run by Adrian Nutiu
What it looks like
- Hugs, holds hands or says loving things readily.
- Uses pet names and small gestures of fondness.
- Shows clearly that they like the people close to them.
Fits when someone shows liking and love readily, in words or touch
Not when the relationship is professional, where affection would be out of place
How to say it
Replace the brackets with what the person actually did.
There is no resume line for this one: it belongs to family, friends and pets. It is the right word for a card, a speech or a report about a young child.
Fills [Name] in the reference and the report card comment, ready to copy.
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Reference or recommendation In [the nursery or the care home], [Name] is affectionate with the [children or residents] in the right measure: warm, and careful about what each one is comfortable with.
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Report card comment [Name] is affectionate with friends and teachers, and is learning to ask before giving a hug.
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In a story, shown not told He came home from school, dropped his bag, and hugged the dog, his sister and the dog again, in that order.
The affectionate six-year-old hugged every relative at the airport, twice.
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