Chapter 18

Æ*o"li*an (&?;), a. [L. Aeolius, Gr. &?;.] 1. Of or pertaining to Æolia or Æolis, in Asia Minor, colonized by the Greeks, or to its inhabitants; æolic; as, the Æolian dialect.

2. Pertaining to Æolus, the mythic god of the winds; pertaining to, or produced by, the wind; aërial.

Viewless forms the æolian organ play. Campbell.

Æolian attachment, a contrivance often attached to a pianoforte, which prolongs the vibrations, increases the volume of sound, etc., by forcing a stream of air upon the strings. Moore. -- Æolian harp, Æolian lyre, a musical instrument consisting of a box, on or in which are stretched strings, on which the wind acts to produce the notes; - - usually placed at an open window. Moore. -- Æolian mode (Mus.), one of the ancient Greek and early ecclesiastical modes.

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Æ*ol"ic (*l"k), a. [L. Aeolicus; Gr. A'ioliko`s.] Æolian, 1; as, the Æolic dialect; the Æolic mode.

{ Æ*ol"i*pile, Æ*ol"i*pyle } (&?;), n. [L. aeolipilae; Aeolus god of the winds + pila a ball, or Gr. &?; gate (i. e., doorway of Æolus); cf. F. éolipyle.] An apparatus consisting chiefly of a closed vessel (as a globe or cylinder) with one or more projecting bent tubes, through which steam is made to pass from the vessel, causing it to revolve. [Written also eolipile.]

Such an apparatus was first described by Hero of Alexandria about 200 years b. c. It has often been called the first steam engine.

Æ`o*lo*trop"ic (&?;), a. [Gr. &?; changeful + &?; a turning, &?; to turn.] (Physics) Exhibiting differences of quality or property in different directions; not isotropic. Sir W. Thomson.

Æ`o*lot"ro*py (&?;), n. (Physics) Difference of quality or property in different directions.

||Æ"o*lus (&?;), n. [L., fr. Gr. &?;.] (Gr. & Rom. Myth.) The god of the winds.

Æ"on (&?;), n. A period of immeasurable duration; also, an emanation of the Deity. See Eon.

Æ*o"ni*an (&?;), a. [Gr. &?;.] Eternal; everlasting. "Æonian hills." Tennyson.

||Æ`py*or"nis (&?;), n. [Gr. &?; high + &?; bird.] A gigantic bird found fossil in Madagascar.

A"ër*ate (&?;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Aërated (&?;); p. pr. & vb. n. Aërating (&?;).] [Cf. F. aérer. See Air, v. t.] 1. To combine or charge with gas; usually with carbonic acid gas, formerly called fixed air.

His sparkling sallies bubbled up as from aërated natural fountains. Carlyle.

2. To supply or impregnate with common air; as, to aërate soil; to aërate water.

3. (Physiol.) To expose to the chemical action of air; to oxygenate (the blood) by respiration; to arterialize.

Aërated bread, bread raised by charging dough with carbonic acid gas, instead of generating the gas in the dough by fermentation.

A`ër*a"tion (&?;), n. [Cf. F. aération.] 1. Exposure to the free action of the air; airing; as, aëration of soil, of spawn, etc.

2. (Physiol.) A change produced in the blood by exposure to the air in respiration; oxygenation of the blood in respiration; arterialization.

3. The act or preparation of charging with carbonic acid gas or with oxygen.

A"ër*a`tor (&?;), n. That which supplies with air; esp. an apparatus used for charging mineral waters with gas and in making soda water.

A*ë"ri*al (&?;), a. [L. aërius. See Air.] 1. Of or pertaining to the air, or atmosphere; inhabiting or frequenting the air; produced by or found in the air; performed in the air; as, aërial regions or currents. "Aërial spirits." Milton. "Aërial voyages." Darwin.

2. Consisting of air; resembling, or partaking of the nature of air. Hence: Unsubstantial; unreal.

3. Rising aloft in air; high; lofty; as, aërial spires.

4. Growing, forming, or existing in the air, as opposed to growing or existing in earth or water, or underground; as, aërial rootlets, aërial plants. Gray.

5. Light as air; ethereal.

Aërial acid, carbonic acid. [Obs.] Ure. -- Aërial perspective. See Perspective.

A*ë`ri*al"i*ty (&?;), n. The state of being aërial; unsubstantiality. [R.] De Quincey.

A*ë"ri*al*ly (&?;), adv. Like, or from, the air; in an aërial manner. "A murmur heard aërially." Tennyson.

Ae"rie (?; 277), n. [OE. aire, eire, air, nest, also origin, descent, OF. aire, LL. area, aera, nest of a bird of prey, perh. fr. L. area an open space (for birds of prey like to build their nests on flat and open spaces on the top of high rocks). Cf. Area.] The nest of a bird of prey, as of an eagle or hawk; also a brood of such birds; eyrie. Shak. Also fig.: A human residence or resting place perched like an eagle's nest.

A`ër*if"er*ous (&?;), a. [L. aër air + -ferous: cf. F. aérifère.] Conveying or containing air; air- bearing; as, the windpipe is an aëriferous tube.

A`ër*i*fi*ca"tion (&?;), n. [Cf. F. aérification. See A&?;rify.] 1. The act of combining air with another substance, or the state of being filled with air.

2. The act of becoming aërified, or of changing from a solid or liquid form into an aëriform state; the state of being aëriform.

A"ër*i*form (?; 277), a. [L. aër air + -form: cf. F. aériforme.] Having the form or nature of air, or of an elastic fluid; gaseous. Hence fig.: Unreal.

A"ër*i*fy (&?;), v. t. [L. aër air + -fly.] 1. To infuse air into; to combine air with.

2. To change into an aëriform state.

A"ër*o-. [Gr. &?;, &?;, air.] The combining form of the Greek word meaning air.

A"ër*o*bies (&?;), n. pl. [Aëro- + Gr. &?; life.] (Biol.) Microörganisms which live in contact with the air and need oxygen for their growth; as the microbacteria which form on the surface of putrefactive fluids.

A`ër*o*bi*ot"ic (?; 101), a. (Biol.) Related to, or of the nature of, aërobies; as, aërobiotic plants, which live only when supplied with free oxygen.

A"ër*o*cyst (&?;), n. [Aëro- + cyst.] (Bot.) One of the air cells of algals.

A"ër*o*dy*nam"ic (&?;), a. Pertaining to the force of air in motion.

A`ër*o*dy*nam"ics (&?;), n. [Aëro- + dynamics: cf. F. aérodynamique.] The science which treats of the air and other gaseous bodies under the action of force, and of their mechanical effects.

A`ër*og"no*sy (&?;), n. [Aëro- + Gr. &?; knowing, knowledge: cf. F. aérognosie.] The science which treats of the properties of the air, and of the part it plays in nature. Craig.

A`ër*og"ra*pher (&?;), n. One versed in aëography: an aërologist.

{ A`ër*o*graph"ic (&?;), A`ër*o*graph"ic*al (&?;), } a. Pertaining to aërography; aërological.

A`ër*og"ra*phy (&?;), n. [Aëro- + -graphy: cf. F. aérographie.] A description of the air or atmosphere; aërology.

A`ër*o*hy`dro*dy*nam"ic (&?;), a. [Aëro- + hydrodynamic.] Acting by the force of air and water; as, an aërohydrodynamic wheel.

A"ër*o*lite (&?;), n. [Aëro- + -lite: cf. F. aérolithe.] (Meteor.) A stone, or metallic mass, which has fallen to the earth from distant space; a meteorite; a meteoric stone.

Some writers limit the word to stony meteorites.

A"ër*o*lith (&?;), n. Same as A&?;rolite.

A`ër*o*li*thol"o*gy (&?;), n. [Aëro- + lithology.] The science of aërolites.

A`ër*o*lit"ic (&?;), a. Of or pertaining to aërolites; meteoric; as, aërolitic iron. Booth.

{ A`ër*o*log"ic (&?;), A`ër*o*log"ic*al (&?;), } a. Of or pertaining to aërology.

A`ër*ol"o*gist (&?;), n. One versed in aërology.

A`ër*ol"o*gy (&?;), n. [Aëro- + -logy: cf. F. aérologie.] That department of physics which treats of the atmosphere.

A"ër*o*man`cy (&?;), n. [Aëro- + -mancy: cf. F. aéromancie.] Divination from the state of the air or from atmospheric substances; also, forecasting changes in the weather.

A`ër*om"e*ter (&?;), n. [Aëro- + -meter: cf. F. éromètre.] An instrument for ascertaining the weight or density of air and gases.

A`ër*o*met"ric (&?;), a. Of or pertaining to aërometry; as, aërometric investigations.

A`ër*om"e*try (&?;), n. [Aëro- + -metry: cf. F. érométrie.] The science of measuring the air, including the doctrine of its pressure, elasticity, rarefaction, and condensation; pneumatics.

A"ër*o*naut (?; 277), n. [F. aéronaute, fr. Gr. &?; air + &?; sailor. See Nautical.] An aërial navigator; a balloonist.

{ A`ër*o*naut"ic (&?;), A`ër*o*naut"ic*al (&?;), } a. [Cf. F. aéronauitique.] Pertaining to aëronautics, or aërial sailing.

A`ër*o*naut"ics (&?;), n. The science or art of ascending and sailing in the air, as by means of a balloon; aërial navigation; ballooning.

{ ||A`ër*o*pho"bi*a (&?;), A`ër*oph"o*by (&?;), } n. [Aëro- + Gr. &?; fear: cf. F. aérophobie.] (Med.) Dread of a current of air.

A"ër*o*phyte (&?;), n. [Aëro- + Gr. &?; plant, &?; to grow: cf. F. aérophyte.] (Bot.) A plant growing entirely in the air, and receiving its nourishment from it; an air plant or epiphyte.

A"ër*o*plane` (&?;), n. [Aëro- + plane.] A flying machine, or a small plane for experiments on flying, which floats in the air only when propelled through it.

A"ër*o*scope (&?;), n. [Aëro- + Gr. &?; to look out.] (Biol.) An apparatus designed for collecting spores, germs, bacteria, etc., suspended in the air.

A`ër*os"co*py (&?;), n. [Aëro- + Gr. &?; a looking out; &?; to spy out.] The observation of the state and variations of the atmosphere.

Æ*rose" (&?;), a. [L. aerosus, fr. aes, aeris, brass, copper.] Of the nature of, or like, copper; brassy. [R.]

A`ër*o*sid"er*ite (&?;), n. [Aëro- + siderite.] (Meteor.) A mass of meteoric iron.

A"ër*o*sphere (&?;), n. [Aëro- + sphere: cf. F. aérosphère.] The atmosphere. [R.]

A"ër*o*stat (&?;), n. [F. aérostat, fr. Gr. &?; air + &?; placed. See Statics.] 1. A balloon.

2. A balloonist; an aëronaut.

{A`ër*o*stat"ic (&?;), A`ër*o*stat"ic*al (&?;),} a. [Aëro- + Gr. &?;: cf. F. aérostatique. See Statical, Statics.] 1. Of or pertaining to aërostatics; pneumatic.

2. Aëronautic; as, an aërostatic voyage.

A`ër*o*stat"ics (&?;), n. The science that treats of the equilibrium of elastic fluids, or that of bodies sustained in them. Hence it includes aëronautics.

A`ër*os*ta"tion (&?;), n. [Cf. F. aérostation the art of using aërostats.] 1. Aërial navigation; the art of raising and guiding balloons in the air.

2. The science of weighing air; aërostatics. [Obs.]

Æ*ru"gi*nous (&?;), a. [L. aeruginosus, fr. aerugo rust of copper, fr. aes copper: cf. F. érugineux.] Of the nature or color of verdigris, or the rust of copper.

||Æ*ru"go (&?;), n. [L. aes brass, copper.] The rust of any metal, esp. of brass or copper; verdigris.

Ae"ry (&?;), n. An aerie.

A"ër*y (&?;), a. [See Air.] Aërial; ethereal; incorporeal; visionary. [Poetic] M. Arnold.

Æs`cu*la"pi*an (&?;), a. Pertaining to Æsculapius or to the healing art; medical; medicinal.

Æs`cu*la"pi*us (&?;), n. [L. Aesculapius, Gr. &?;.] (Myth.) The god of medicine. Hence, a physician.

Æs"cu*lin (&?;), n. Same as Esculin.

Æ*so"pi*an, E*so"pi*an (&?;), a. [L. Aesopius, from Gr. &?;, fr. the famous Greek fabulist Æsop (&?;).] Of or pertaining to Æsop, or in his manner.

Æ*sop"ic, E*sop"ic (&?;), a. [L. Aesopicus, Gr. &?;.] Same as Æsopian.

||Æs*the"si*a (&?;), n. [Gr. &?; sensation, fr. &?; to perceive.] (Physiol.) Perception by the senses; feeling; -- the opposite of anæsthesia.

Æs*the`si*om"e*ter, Es*the`si*om"e*ter (&?;), n. [Gr. &?; (see Æsthesia) + -meter.] An instrument to measure the degree of sensation, by determining at how short a distance two impressions upon the skin can be distinguished, and thus to determine whether the condition of tactile sensibility is normal or altered.

||Æs*the""sis (&?;), n. [Gr. &?;.] Sensuous perception. [R.] Ruskin.

Æs`the*sod"ic (&?;), a. [Gr. &?; sensation + &?; a way; cf. F. esthésodique.] (Physiol.) Conveying sensory or afferent impulses; — said of nerves.

Æs"thete (&?;), n. [Gr. &?; one who perceives.] One who makes much or overmuch of æsthetics. [Recent]

{Æs*thet"ic (&?;), Æs*thet"ic*al (&?;),} a. Of or Pertaining to æsthetics; versed in æsthetics; as, æsthetic studies, emotions, ideas, persons, etc.

-- Æs*thet"ic*al*ly, adv.

Æs`the*ti"can (&?;), n. One versed in æsthetics.

Æs*thet"i*cism (&?;), n. The doctrine of æsthetics; æsthetic principles; devotion to the beautiful in nature and art. Lowell.

Æs*thet"ics, Es*thet"ics (&?;; 277), n. [Gr. &?; perceptive, esp. by feeling, fr. &?; to perceive, feel: cf. G. ästhetik, F. esthétique.] The theory or philosophy of taste; the science of the beautiful in nature and art; esp. that which treats of the expression and embodiment of beauty by art.

Æs`tho-phys`i*ol"o*gy(&?;), n. [Gr. &?; to perceive + E. physiology.] The science of sensation in relation to nervous action. H. Spenser.

Æs"ti*val (&?;), a. [L. aestivalis, aestivus, fr. aestas summer.] Of or belonging to the summer; as, æstival diseases. [Spelt also estival.]

Æs"ti*vate (&?;), v. i. [L. aestivare, aestivatum.] 1. To spend the summer.

2. (Zoöl.) To pass the summer in a state of torpor.

[Spelt also estivate.]

Æs`ti*va"tion (&?;), n. 1. (Zoöl.) The state of torpidity induced by the heat and dryness of summer, as in certain snails; -- opposed to hibernation.

2. (Bot.) The arrangement of the petals in a flower bud, as to folding, overlapping, etc.; prefloration. Gray.

[Spelt also estivation.]

Æs"tu*a*ry (?; 135), n. & a. See Estuary.

Æs"tu*ous (&?;), a. [L. aestuosus, fr. aestus fire, glow.] Glowing; agitated, as with heat.

A*ë`the*og"a*mous (&?;), a. [Gr. &?; unusual ('a priv. + &?; custom) + &?; marriage.] (Bot.) Propagated in an unusual way; cryptogamous.

Æ"ther (&?;), n. See Ether.

Æ"thi*ops min"er*al (&?;). (Chem.) Same as Ethiops mineral. [Obs.]

Æth"o*gen (&?;), n. [Gr. &?; fire, light + -gen.] (Chem.) A compound of nitrogen and boro&?;, which, when heated before the blowpipe, gives a brilliant phosphorescent; boric nitride.

Æ"thri*o*scope (&?;), n. [Gr. &?; clear + &?; to observe.] An instrument consisting in part of a differential thermometer. It is used for measuring changes of temperature produced by different conditions of the sky, as when clear or clouded.

Æ`ti*o*log"ic*al (&?;), a. Pertaining to ætiology; assigning a cause. -- Æ`ti*o*log"ic*al*ly, adv.

Æ`ti*ol"o*gy (&?;), n. [L. aetologia, Gr. &?;; &?; cause + &?; description: cf. F. étiologie.] 1. The science, doctrine, or demonstration of causes; esp., the investigation of the causes of any disease; the science of the origin and development of things.

2. The assignment of a cause.

||A`ë*ti"tes (&?;), n. [L., fr. Gr. &?; (sc. &?;) stone, fr. &?; eagle.] See Eaglestone.

A*far" (&?;), adv. [Pref. a- (for on or of) + far.] At, to, or from a great distance; far away; -- often used with from preceding, or off following; as, he was seen from afar; I saw him afar off.

The steep where Fame's proud temple shines afar. Beattie.

A*feard" (*frd"), p. a. [OE. afered, AS. fred, p. p. of fran to frighten; - (cf. Goth. us- , Ger. er-, orig. meaning out) + fran to frighten. See Fear.] Afraid. [Obs.]

Be not afeard; the isle is full of noises. Shak.

||A"fer (&?;), n. [L.] The southwest wind. Milton.

Af`fa*bil"i*ty (&?;), n. [L. affabilitas: cf. F. affabilité.] The quality of being affable; readiness to converse; courteousness in receiving others and in conversation; complaisant behavior.

Affability is of a wonderful efficacy or power in procuring love. Elyot

Af"fa*ble (&?;), a. [F. affable, L. affabilis, fr. affari to speak to; ad + fari to speak. See Fable.] 1. Easy to be spoken to or addressed; receiving others kindly and conversing with them in a free and friendly manner; courteous; sociable.

An affable and courteous gentleman. Shak.

His manners polite and affable. Macaulay.

2. Gracious; mild; benign.

A serene and affable countenance. Tatler.

Syn. -- Courteous; civil; complaisant; accessible; mild; benign; condescending.

Af"fa*ble*ness, n. Affability.

Af"fa*bly, adv. In an affable manner; courteously.

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Af"fa*brous (f*f"brs), a. [L. affaber workmanlike; ad + faber.] Executed in a workmanlike manner; ingeniously made. [R.] Bailey.

Af*fair" (f*fâr"), n. [OE. afere, affere, OF. afaire, F. affaire, fr. a faire to do; L.. ad + facere to do. See Fact, and cf. Ado.] 1. That which is done or is to be done; matter; concern; as, a difficult affair to manage; business of any kind, commercial, professional, or public; -- often in the plural. "At the head of affairs." Junius. "A talent for affairs." Prescott.

2. Any proceeding or action which it is wished to refer to or characterize vaguely; as, an affair of honor, i. e., a duel; an affair of love, i. e., an intrigue.

3. (Mil.) An action or engagement not of sufficient magnitude to be called a battle.

4. Action; endeavor. [Obs.]

And with his best affair Obeyed the pleasure of the Sun. Chapman.

5. A material object (vaguely designated).

A certain affair of fine red cloth much worn and faded. Hawthorne.

Af*fam"ish (f*fm"sh), v. t. & i. [F. affamer, fr. L. ad + fames hunger. See Famish.] To afflict with, or perish from, hunger. [Obs.] Spenser.

Af*fam"ish*ment (-ment), n. Starvation. Bp. Hall.

Af*fat"u*ate (&?;), v. t. [L. ad + fatuus foolish.] To infatuate. [Obs.] Milton.

Af*fear" (&?;), v. t. [OE. aferen, AS. f&?;ran. See Afeard.] To frighten. [Obs.] Spenser.

Af*fect" (f*fkt"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Affected; p. pr. & vb. n. Affecting.] [L. affectus, p. p. of afficere to affect by active agency; ad + facere to make: cf. F. affectere, L. affectare, freq. of afficere. See Fact.] 1. To act upon; to produce an effect or change upon.

As might affect the earth with cold heat. Milton.

The climate affected their health and spirits. Macaulay.

2. To influence or move, as the feelings or passions; to touch.

A consideration of the rationale of our passions seems to me very necessary for all who would affect them upon solid and pure principles.

Burke.

3. To love; to regard with affection. [Obs.]

As for Queen Katharine, he rather respected than affected, rather honored than loved, her. Fuller.

4. To show a fondness for; to like to use or practice; to choose; hence, to frequent habitually.

For he does neither affect company, nor is he fit for it, indeed. Shak.

Do not affect the society of your inferiors in rank, nor court that of the great. Hazlitt.

5. To dispose or incline.

Men whom they thought best affected to religion and their country's liberty. Milton.

6. To aim at; to aspire; to covet. [Obs.]

This proud man affects imperial &?;way. Dryden.

7. To tend to by affinity or disposition.

The drops of every fluid affect a round figure. Newton.

8. To make a show of; to put on a pretense of; to feign; to assume; as, to affect ignorance.

Careless she is with artful care, Affecting to seem unaffected. Congreve.

Thou dost affect my manners. Shak.

9. To assign; to appoint. [R.]

One of the domestics was affected to his special service. Thackeray.

Syn. -- To influence; operate; act on; concern; move; melt; soften; subdue; overcome; pretend; assume.

Af*fect", n. [L. affectus.] Affection; inclination; passion; feeling; disposition. [Obs.] Shak.

Af`fec*ta"tion (&?;), n. [L. affectatio: cf. F. affectation.] 1. An attempt to assume or exhibit what is not natural or real; false display; artificial show. "An affectation of contempt." Macaulay.

Affectation is an awkward and forced imitation of what should be genuine and easy, wanting the beauty that accompanies what is natural what is natural. Locke.

2. A striving after. [Obs.] Bp. Pearson.

3. Fondness; affection. [Obs.] Hooker.

Af`fec*ta"tion*ist, n. One who exhibits affectation. [R.] Fitzed. Hall.

Af*fect"ed (f*fkt"d), p. p. & a. 1. Regarded with affection; beloved. [Obs.]

His affected Hercules. Chapman.

2. Inclined; disposed; attached.

How stand you affected to his wish? Shak.

3. Given to false show; assuming or pretending to possess what is not natural or real.

He is . . . too spruce, too affected, too odd. Shak.

4. Assumed artificially; not natural.

Affected coldness and indifference. Addison.

5. (Alg.) Made up of terms involving different powers of the unknown quantity; adfected; as, an affected equation.

Af*fect"ed*ly, adv. 1. In an affected manner; hypocritically; with more show than reality.

2. Lovingly; with tender care. [Obs.] Shak.

Af*fect"ed*ness, n. Affectation.

Af*fect"er (&?;), n. One who affects, assumes, pretends, or strives after. "Affecters of wit." Abp. Secker.

Af*fect`i*bil"i*ty (&?;), n. The quality or state of being affectible. [R.]

Af*fect"i*ble (&?;), a. That may be affected. [R.]

Lay aside the absolute, and, by union with the creaturely, become affectible. Coleridge.

Af*fect"ing, a. 1. Moving the emotions; fitted to excite the emotions; pathetic; touching; as, an affecting address; an affecting sight.

The most affecting music is generally the most simple. Mitford.

2. Affected; given to false show. [Obs.]

A drawling; affecting rouge. Shak.

Af*fect"ing*ly (&?;), adv. In an affecting manner; is a manner to excite emotions.

Af*fec"tion (&?;), n. [F. affection, L. affectio, fr. afficere. See Affect.] 1. The act of affecting or acting upon; the state of being affected.

2. An attribute; a quality or property; a condition; a bodily state; as, figure, weight, etc. , are affections of bodies. "The affections of quantity." Boyle.

And, truly, waking dreams were, more or less, An old and strange affection of the house. Tennyson.

3. Bent of mind; a feeling or natural impulse or natural impulse acting upon and swaying the mind; any emotion; as, the benevolent affections, esteem, gratitude, etc.; the malevolent affections, hatred, envy, etc.; inclination; disposition; propensity; tendency.

Affection is applicable to an unpleasant as well as a pleasant state of the mind, when impressed by any object or quality. Cogan.

4. A settled good will; kind feeling; love; zealous or tender attachment; -- often in the pl. Formerly followed by to, but now more generally by for or towards; as, filial, social, or conjugal affections; to have an affection for or towards children.

All his affections are set on his own country. Macaulay.

5. Prejudice; bias. [Obs.] Bp. Aylmer.

6. (Med.) Disease; morbid symptom; malady; as, a pulmonary affection. Dunglison.

7. The lively representation of any emotion. Wotton.

8. Affectation. [Obs.] "Spruce affection." Shak.

9. Passion; violent emotion. [Obs.]

Most wretched man, That to affections does the bridle lend. Spenser.

Syn. -- Attachment; passion; tenderness; fondness; kindness; love; good will. See Attachment; Disease.

Af*fec"tion*al (&?;), a. Of or pertaining to the affections; as, affectional impulses; an affectional nature.

Af*fec"tion*ate (&?;), a. [Cf. F. affectionné.] 1. Having affection or warm regard; loving; fond; as, an affectionate brother.

2. Kindly inclined; zealous. [Obs.] Johson.

Man, in his love God, and desire to please him, can never be too affectionate. Sprat.

3. Proceeding from affection; indicating love; tender; as, the affectionate care of a parent; affectionate countenance, message, language.

4. Strongly inclined; -- with to. [Obs.] Bacon.

Syn. -- Tender; attached; loving; devoted; warm; fond; earnest; ardent.

Af*fec"tion*a`ted, a. Disposed; inclined. [Obs.]

Affectionated to the people. Holinshed.

Af*fec"tion*ate*ly, adv. With affection; lovingly; fondly; tenderly; kindly.

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

Af*fec"tioned (&?;), a. 1. Disposed. [Archaic]

Be kindly affectioned one to another. Rom. xii. 10.

2. Affected; conceited. [Obs.] Shak.

Af*fec"tive (&?;), a. [Cf. F. affectif.] 1. Tending to affect; affecting. [Obs.] Burnet.

2. Pertaining to or exciting emotion; affectional; emotional. Rogers.

Af*fec"tive*ly, adv. In an affective manner; impressively; emotionally.

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

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. [Obs.] "The title is affeered." Shak.