affectionateness

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

affectionateness
    n 1: 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}]
    2: a quality proceeding from feelings of affection or love [syn:
       {affectionateness}, {fondness}, {lovingness}, {warmth}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Affectionateness \Af*fec"tion*ate*ness\, n.
   The quality of being affectionate; fondness; affection.
   [1913 Webster]