emotional en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ɪˈməʊʃənəl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ɪˈməʊʃnəl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ɪˈmoʊʃnəl/ (General-American)
- /ɪˈmoʊʃənəl/ (General-American)
- /iˈmoʊʃənəl/ (General-American)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *m(y)owh₁éyeti Proto-Italic *moweō Latin moveō Latin ēmoveō Vulgar Latin *exmovēre Old French esmovoir Middle French esmouvoir Middle French emotionbor. English emotion English -al English emotional From emotion + -al.
Meanings
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Of or relating to the emotions.
emotional lift
One of the biggest shifts is that much of the conversation about emotional labor has left its original sphere of the workplace and moved to the home.
2018 November 26, Julie Beck, “The Concept Creep of ‘Emotional Labor’”, in The Atlantic, archived from the original on 23 Apr 2019:emotional crisis
- Characterized by emotion.
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Determined by strong emotion rather than purely logical reasoning.
emotional decision
The 'movement' was simultaneously emotional and motoric, and essentially autonomous (thus distinguishing it from passive jerkings and other pathology).
1973, Oliver Sacks, Awakenings:
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Appealing to or arousing emotion.
emotional speech
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Easily affected by emotion.
She’s an emotional person.
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Readily displaying emotion.
emotional greeting
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Overwhelmed by mixed emotions, moved, almost tearful.
She became emotional hearing about the passing of her mother.
I felt so emotional seeing my three-legged poodle win first prize.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most emotional | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more emotional | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
emotionalization · emotional intelligence · emotional support vehicle · overemotional · emotionality · unemotional · emotional tampon · emotional labor · emotionalness · antiemotional · emotional hardcore · emotional lability · emotionalistic · underemotional · emotional pivot · emocore · emotional labour · emotional blackmail · psychoemotional · emotionalist · pseudoemotional · emotional eating · emotional competence · hyperemotional · tired and emotional · emosh · emotionalise · nonemotional · socioemotional · emotional plane · emotional cripple · emotionalism · emotional affair · hypoemotional · emotional incontinence · emotionally · metaemotional · superemotional · emotional reasoning · emotional support animal · emotional age · neuroemotional
Synonyms
poignant · striking · soul stirring · temperamental · demonstrative · effusive · meaningful · touching · upsetting · eloquent · significant · stunning · dramatic · gripping · moved · expressive · emotional · overcome · affecting · touching · sentimental · overwhelmed · passionate · perfervid · heartbreaking · arousing · poignant · heartrending · persuasive · sentimental · disturbing · emotive
Translations (149)
ru чу́вственный (of or relating to the emotions) · pl gorący (characterised by emotion) · bg емоционален (characterised by emotion) · mt emozzjonali (readily displaying emotion) · sv känslosam (easily affected by emotion) · bg емоционален (readily displaying emotion) · de emotional (determined by strong emotion rather than strictly logical reasoning) · es emocional (of or relating to the emotions) · ru эмоциона́льный (readily displaying emotion) · uk емоційний (of or relating to the emotions) · hu érzelmi (of or relating to the emotions) · sv känslomässig (of or relating to the emotions) · hu érzelmes (of or relating to the emotions) · fi herkkätunteinen (easily affected by emotion) · ckb سۆزدار (readily displaying emotion) · gl emocional (characterised by emotion) · gl emocional (of or relating to the emotions) · it commovente (appealing to or arousing emotion) · mi panapana (easily affected by emotion) · tl emosyonal (of or relating to the emotions) · cmn 感情的 (of or relating to the emotions) · sw simikwa (characterised by emotion) · it emotivo (easily affected by emotion) · nb emosjonell (of or relating to the emotions) · bg вълнуващ (appealing to or arousing emotion) · fr émotionnel (of or relating to the emotions) · ca emocional (appealing to or arousing emotion) · tl madamdamin (characterised by emotion) · mt emozzjonali (determined by strong emotion rather than strictly logical reasoning) · pt impressionável (easily affected by emotion) · ca emocional (readily displaying emotion) · ru эмоциона́льный (characterised by emotion) · de emotional (appealing to or arousing emotion) · fi tunteisiin vetoava (appealing to or arousing emotion) · mi whakaroharoha (readily displaying emotion) · pl uczuciowy (of or relating to the emotions) · lv emcionāls (characterised by emotion) · he רִגְשִׁי (of or relating to the emotions) · ca emocional (of or relating to the emotions) · lv emocionāls (easily affected by emotion) · pt emotivo (of or relating to the emotions) · sw simikwa (determined by strong emotion rather than strictly logical reasoning) · lv emocionāls (appealing to or arousing emotion) · fr émotif (determined by strong emotion rather than strictly logical reasoning) · cy emosiynol (of or relating to the emotions) · fi tunnepohjainen (determined by strong emotion rather than strictly logical reasoning) · pt emotivo (determined by strong emotion rather than strictly logical reasoning) · da følelsesmæssig (of or relating to the emotions) · gl emocional (determined by strong emotion rather than strictly logical reasoning) · nn emosjonell (of or relating to the emotions) · fi tunteeseen perustuva (determined by strong emotion rather than strictly logical reasoning) · eo afekcia (of or relating to the emotions) · sv känslosam (characterised by emotion) · mt emozzjonali (characterised by emotion) · de emotional (of or relating to the emotions) · de emotional (readily displaying emotion) · lv emocionāls (of or relating to the emotions) · ca emocional (determined by strong emotion rather than strictly logical reasoning) · ru волну́ющий (appealing to or arousing emotion) · pt emotivo (characterised by emotion) · hu hangulati (of or relating to the emotions) · it emotivo (of or relating to the emotions) · nl emotioneel (of or relating to the emotions) · id emosional (appealing to or arousing emotion) · bg чувствен (of or relating to the emotions) · fi tunteellinen (characterised by emotion) · pt emotivo (easily affected by emotion) · ja 感情的 (of or relating to the emotions) · fi tunnepitoinen (readily displaying emotion) · he רִגְשִׁי (characterised by emotion) · ru чувстви́тельный (easily affected by emotion) · he רִגְשִׁי (determined by strong emotion rather than strictly logical reasoning) · fi tunne- (of or relating to the emotions) · cs emocionální (of or relating to the emotions) · ja 感情的 (characterised by emotion) · ga corraitheach (appealing to or arousing emotion) · bg емоционален (determined by strong emotion rather than strictly logical reasoning) · eo emocia (of or relating to the emotions) · he רִגְשִׁי (easily affected by emotion) · it emotivo (characterised by emotion) · ro emoționant (appealing to or arousing emotion) · sv emotionell (determined by strong emotion rather than strictly logical reasoning) · id emosional (easily affected by emotion) · cmn 情緒化 /情绪化 (easily affected by emotion) · ro emoțional (characterised by emotion) · ru эмоциона́льный (appealing to or arousing emotion) · mi panapana (readily displaying emotion) · pl emocjonalny (of or relating to the emotions) · it emozionante (of or relating to the emotions) · uk емоціона́льний (of or relating to the emotions) · fr émotif (easily affected by emotion) · pt emocional (characterised by emotion) · cs citový (of or relating to the emotions) · sw simikwa (appealing to or arousing emotion) · es emocional (characterised by emotion) · ckb سۆزدار (easily affected by emotion) · fi tunteellinen (readily displaying emotion) · oc emocional (of or relating to the emotions) · it emozionante (appealing to or arousing emotion) · ru эмоциона́льный (determined by strong emotion rather than strictly logical reasoning) · gl emocional (appealing to or arousing emotion) · ro emoțional (of or relating to the emotions) · sv känslofull (readily displaying emotion) · nl emotioneel (characterised by emotion) · tr duygusal (characterised by emotion) · sv känslofylld (characterised by emotion) · sv känsloladdad (characterised by emotion) · tl madamdamin (determined by strong emotion rather than strictly logical reasoning) · ko 감성적인 (of or relating to the emotions) · tl madamdamin (of or relating to the emotions) · lv emocionāls (readily displaying emotion) · nl gevoelsmatig (of or relating to the emotions) · de emotional (easily affected by emotion) · da emotionel (of or relating to the emotions) · ro emoțional (determined by strong emotion rather than strictly logical reasoning) · pt emocional (appealing to or arousing emotion) · pt emocional (determined by strong emotion rather than strictly logical reasoning) · tr duygusal (of or relating to the emotions) · he רִגְשִׁי (readily displaying emotion) · pl wrażliwy (characterised by emotion) · nb følelsesmessig (of or relating to the emotions) · pt emocional (of or relating to the emotions) · ru эмоциона́льный (of or relating to the emotions) · it emotivo (determined by strong emotion rather than strictly logical reasoning) · cs emoční (of or relating to the emotions) · pt emocionado (characterised by emotion) · cmn 感情的 (characterised by emotion) · it impressionabile (easily affected by emotion) · es emocional (determined by strong emotion rather than strictly logical reasoning) · pt emotivo (readily displaying emotion) · sv känslostyrd (determined by strong emotion rather than strictly logical reasoning) · fi tunteellinen (easily affected by emotion) · mi whakaaroharoha (characterised by emotion) · pt comovente (appealing to or arousing emotion) · ca emocional (easily affected by emotion) · sw simikwa (easily affected by emotion) · sv emotionell (of or relating to the emotions) · ro emotiv (easily affected by emotion) · sw simikwa (readily displaying emotion) · ca emocional (characterised by emotion) · mt emozzjonali (of or relating to the emotions) · ro emoționabil (easily affected by emotion) · sw simikwa (of or relating to the emotions) · ru эмоциона́льный (easily affected by emotion) · mi whakaaroharoha (appealing to or arousing emotion) · de emotional (characterised by emotion) · pl emocjonalny (characterised by emotion) · es emotivo (determined by strong emotion rather than strictly logical reasoning) · fr émotionnel (characterised by emotion)