Similar words
carinhoso
carinhoso is more everyday and warm; afetivo is more formal or psychological, relating to emotions in general, as in "vínculo afetivo," an emotional bond — both mean "affectionate."
Similar in other languages
Spanish
afectuoso
afectuoso is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "affectionate."
Spanish
cariñoso
cariñoso is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "affectionate."
Practice
1 What does afetivo mean?
affectionate
bureaucratic
terrible
dead
affectionate
2 Fill the gap: Tem um laço ___.
afetivos
afetivo
afetiva
Full sentence: Tem um laço afetivo. (They have an emotional bond.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches afetivo?
Adj
Register
Neutral
Era
Current
Frequency
Core
Domain
General
Tone
Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.
Adj
Register
Neutral
Era
Current
Frequency
Common
Domain
General
Tone
Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.
Adj
Register
Neutral
Era
Current
Frequency
Academic
Domain
General
Tone
Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.
afetivo: neutral register, common frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.