'affectionateness' definitions:

A positive feeling of liking; "he had trouble expressing the affection he felt"; "the child won everyone's heart"; "the warmness of his welcome made us feel right at home" [syn: affection, affectionateness, fondness, tenderness, heart, warmness, warmheartedness, philia]

A quality proceeding from feelings of affection or love [syn: affectionateness, fondness, lovingness, warmth]