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affective

[ af-ek-tiv ]
/ ˈæf ɛk tɪv /
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adjective

of, caused by, or expressing emotion or feeling; emotional.
causing emotion or feeling.

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RELATED WORDS

emotional, feeling, intuitive, visceral, emotive, noncognitive, perceptual

Nearby words

affecting, affection, affectional, affectional orientation, affectionate, affective, affective disorder, affective fallacy, affective psychosis, affectless, affenpinscher

Origin of affective

1540–50; < Medieval Latin affectīvus, equivalent to Latin affect(us) (action noun; see affect1) + -īvus -ive

Related forms

af·fec·tive·ly, adverbaf·fec·tiv·i·ty [af-ek-tiv-i-tee] /ˌæf ɛkˈtɪv ɪ ti/, nounnon·af·fec·tive, adjective

Can be confused

affective effective (see synonym study at effective)
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British Dictionary definitions for affective

affective

/ (əˈfɛktɪv) /

adjective

psychol relating to affects
concerned with or arousing the emotions or affection

Derived Forms

affectivity (ˌæfɛkˈtɪvɪtɪ) or affectiveness, noun
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Medicine definitions for affective

affective

[ ə-fĕk′tĭv ]

adj.

Concerned with or arousing feelings or emotions; emotional.
Influenced by or resulting from the emotions, as of a psychological disorder.
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