Hyphenation of affectionate

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word affectionate? This word can be hyphenated and contains 4 syllables as shown below.

af-fec-tion-ate

Definitions of affectionate:

1.	Having or displaying warmth or affection Affectionate children A fond embrace Fond of his nephew A tender glance A warm embrace

Synonyms of affectionate:

adj	caring, fond, lovesome, tender, warm, loving

Last hyphenations of this language

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.