emotive en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ɪˈməʊtɪv/ (UK)
- /ɪˈmoʊtɪv/ (Canada, US)
- (Southern-England) audio
Meanings
- Of or relating to emotion.
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Appealing to the emotions.
He was the kind of man to whom some human object for pouring out his heart upon—were it emotive or were it choleric—was almost a necessity.
1886, Thomas Hardy, chapter XIX, in The Mayor of Casterbridge:
- Expressing an emotion.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more emotive | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most emotive | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
hyperemotive · emotiveness · emotivist · overemotive · nonemotive · unemotive · emotivity · emotive hardcore · emotivism · emotively
Translations (10)
ru эмоциона́льный (of, or relating to emotion) · fi tunne- (of, or relating to emotion) · de Gefühls- (of, or relating to emotion) · es emotivo (of, or relating to emotion) · pl emotywny (of, or relating to emotion) · de emotiv (of, or relating to emotion) · fi tunteita kuohuttava (appealing to one's emotions) · es emotivo (appealing to one's emotions) · ru эмоциона́льный (appealing to one's emotions) · fi tunteita herättävä (appealing to one's emotions)