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lovesick collapse: languishing because of love; "strong men behaving like lovesick boys"

filial collapse: relating to or characteristic of or befitting an offspring; "filial respect"; designating the generation or the sequence of generations following the parental generation

fatherly collapse: showing the affection of a father; like or befitting a father or fatherhood; kind and protective

kindhearted collapse: having or proceeding from an innately kind disposition; "a generous and kindhearted teacher"

nickname collapse: a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name); "Joe's mother would not use his nickname and always called him Joseph"; "Henry's nickname was Slim"; a descriptive name for a place or thing; "the nickname for the U.S. Constitution is `Old Ironsides'"

conjugal collapse: of or relating to marriage or to the relationship between a wife and husband; "connubial bliss"; "conjugal visits"

husbandly collapse: related to or suited to a husband; "assumed husbandly duties like mowing the lawn"; befitting or characteristic of a husband

paternal collapse: characteristic of a father; belonging to or inherited from one's father; "spent his childhood on the paternal farm"; "paternal traits"

maternal collapse: characteristic of a mother; "warm maternal affection for her guest"- Dorothy Sayers; relating to or derived from one's mother; "maternal genes"

tenderhearted collapse: easily moved by another's distress; "a noble tenderhearted creature who sympathizes with all the human race"- W.M.Thackeray; easily moved to love

fraternal collapse: (of twins) derived from two separate fertilized ova; "fraternal twins are biovular"; of or relating to a fraternity or society of usually men; "a fraternal order"

parental collapse: relating to or characteristic of or befitting a parent; "parental guidance"; designating the generation of organisms from which hybrid offspring are produced

brotherly collapse: like or characteristic of or befitting a brother; "brotherly feelings"; "close fraternal ties"; (archaic as adverb) in a brotherly manner

lovable collapse: having characteristics that attract love or affection; "a mischievous but lovable child"

humane collapse: showing evidence of moral and intellectual advancement; marked or motivated by concern with the alleviation of suffering

warmhearted collapse: marked by warmth of feeling like kindness and sympathy and generosity; "gave a warmhearted welcome to the stranger"

compassionate collapse: showing or having compassion; "heard the soft and compassionate voices of women"; showing merciful compassion; "sparing the child's mother was a compassionate act"

adoring collapse: extravagantly or foolishly loving and indulgent; "adoring grandparents"; "deceiving her preoccupied and doting husband with a young captain"; "hopelessly spoiled by a fond mother"; showing adoration

diminutive collapse: a word that is formed with a suffix (such as -let or -kin) to indicate smallness

human collapse: having human form or attributes as opposed to those of animals or divine beings; "human beings"; "the human body"; "human kindness"; "human frailty"; characteristic of humanity; "human nature"; relating to a person; "the experiment was conducted on 6 monkeys and 2 human subjects"

kindly collapse: pleasant and agreeable; "a kindly climate"; "kindly breeze"; in a kind manner or out of kindness; "He spoke kindly to the boy"; "she kindly overlooked the mistake"

dear collapse: with or in a close or intimate relationship; "a good friend"; "my sisters and brothers are near and dear"; earnest; "one's dearest wish"; "devout wishes for their success"; "heartfelt condolences"

loving collapse: feeling or showing love and affection; "loving parents"; "loving glances"

benign collapse: pleasant and beneficial in nature or influence; "a benign smile"; "the benign sky"; "the benign influence of pure air"; kindness of disposition or manner; "the benign ruler of millions"; "benign intentions"; not dangerous to health; not recurrent or progressive (especially of a tumor)

fond collapse: absurd or silly because unlikely; "fond hopes of becoming President"; "fond fancies"

amiable collapse: disposed to please; "an amiable villain with a cocky sidelong grin"- Hal Hinson

romantic collapse: a soulful or amorous idealist; belonging to or characteristic of romanticism or the Romantic Movement in the arts; "romantic poetry"

friendly collapse: troops belonging to or allied with your own military forces; "friendlies came to their rescue"; characteristic of or befitting a friend; "friendly advice"; "a friendly neighborhood"; "the only friendly person here"; "a friendly host and hostess"; of or belonging to your own country's forces or those of an ally; "in friendly territory"; "he was accidentally killed by friendly fire"; easy to understand or use; "user-friendly computers"; "a consumer-friendly policy"; "a reader-friendly novel"; favorably disposed; not antagonistic or hostile; "a government friendly to our interests"; "an amicable agreement"

sympathetic collapse: expressing or feeling or resulting from sympathy or compassion or friendly fellow feelings; disposed toward; "sympathetic to the students' cause"; "a sympathetic observer"; "a sympathetic gesture"; (of characters in literature or drama) evoking empathic or sympathetic feelings; "the sympathetic characters in the play"; of or relating to the sympathetic nervous system; "sympathetic neurons"; "sympathetic stimulation"

demonstrative collapse: given to or marked by the open expression of emotion; "an affectionate and demonstrative family"; serving to demonstrate

gracious collapse: disposed to bestow favors; "thanks to the gracious gods"; characterized by charm, good taste, and generosity of spirit; "gracious even to unexpected visitors"; "gracious living"; "he bears insult with gracious good humor"

Christian collapse: a religious person who believes Jesus is the Christ and who is a member of a Christian denomination; following the teachings or manifesting the qualities or spirit of Jesus Christ; relating to or characteristic of Christianity; "Christian rites"

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