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affecting en · ADJ

Pronunciation

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  • /əˈfɛktɪŋ/

Meanings

  1. Producing or causing strong feelings and emotions.
    • The moment when Tyrion firmly grabs his friend’s arm just before Dany utters the cue for Drogon to burn the eunuch alive is affecting, because it conveys both how much Tyrion cares for his friend, and also how much this is costing him. 2019 May 12, Alex McLevy, “Westeros faces a disastrous final battle on the penultimate Game of Thrones (newbies)”, in The A.V. Club, archived from the original on 15 May 2019:
    • Within this sphere, then, the reader is allowed to follow Hull's growth both as an individual and as a poet. She moves from pieces that are affecting, though merely descriptive, to "conversations," and finally, to strong affirmations spoken in the first person. 1989 December 17, Terri L. Jewell, “A Poet's Revolution Of Life”, in Gay Community News, volume 17, number 23, page 7:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
most affecting Degree=Sup lexicographic
more affecting Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Deriveds

affectingness · unaffecting · affectingly

Synonyms

affective

Translations (9)

sv gripande (producing strong emotions) · sv rörande (producing strong emotions) · az müəssir (producing strong emotions) · az təsirli (producing strong emotions) · es conmovedor (producing strong emotions) · ga corraitheach (producing strong emotions) · fi liikuttava (producing strong emotions) · fi koskettava (producing strong emotions) · bg трогателен (producing strong emotions)

affecting en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • (US) audio
  • /əˈfɛktɪŋ/

Meanings

  1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present) present participle and gerund of affect
    form of affect