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affective en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /əˈfɛktɪv/
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Etymology

From Medieval Latin affectivus, from Latin affectus, past participle of afficere (“to affect”). By surface analysis, affect + -ive.

Meanings

1. Relating to, resulting from, or influenced by the emotions.
2. Emotional; emotionally charged; affecting.

Forms

Deriveds

affectively · affective partisan polarization · homoaffective · cerebellar cognitive affective syndrome · neuroaffective · nonaffective · affective computing · socioaffective · schizoaffective · psychoaffective · affectivity · affective labor · subaffective · affective disorder · affectiveness · seasonal affective disorder

Relateds

effective · motor · affectionate · affectation · affection · cognitive · affecter · affect

Translations (30)

fi liikuttunut (relating to, resulting from, or influenced by the emotions) · nb affektiv (relating to, resulting from, or influenced by the emotions) · fi tunteellinen (relating to, resulting from, or influenced by the emotions) · cs emoční (relating to, resulting from, or influenced by the emotions) · pt afetivo (relating to, resulting from, or influenced by the emotions) · es afectivo (relating to, resulting from, or influenced by the emotions) · cs emotivní (emotional; emotionally charged) · nn affektiv (relating to, resulting from, or influenced by the emotions) · pl afektywny (emotional; emotionally charged) · sh afektivan (relating to, resulting from, or influenced by the emotions) · fi affektiivinen (emotional; emotionally charged) · bg емоционален (relating to, resulting from, or influenced by the emotions) · fi tunnepitoinen (emotional; emotionally charged) · da følelsesladet (relating to, resulting from, or influenced by the emotions) · fi affektiivinen (relating to, resulting from, or influenced by the emotions) · pl afektywny (relating to, resulting from, or influenced by the emotions) · ca afectiu (relating to, resulting from, or influenced by the emotions) · fi tunteellinen (emotional; emotionally charged) · cs afektivní (emotional; emotionally charged) · ca afectiu (emotional; emotionally charged) · ru эмоциона́льный (emotional; emotionally charged) · es afectivo (emotional; emotionally charged) · cs afektivní (relating to, resulting from, or influenced by the emotions) · ro afectiv (relating to, resulting from, or influenced by the emotions) · fa عاطفی (relating to, resulting from, or influenced by the emotions) · ro emoțional (emotional; emotionally charged) · eo afekcia (relating to, resulting from, or influenced by the emotions) · da affektiv (relating to, resulting from, or influenced by the emotions) · ru эмоциона́льный (relating to, resulting from, or influenced by the emotions) · ro afectiv (emotional; emotionally charged)