affective

[af-ek-tiv]

adjective

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

2. causing emotion or feeling.

affective

/ ˌæfɛkˈtɪvɪtɪ, əˈfɛktɪv /

adjective

1. psychol relating to affects

2. concerned with or arousing the emotions or affection

Other Word Forms

• affectively adverb
• affectivity noun
• nonaffective adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of affective¹

1540–50; from Medieval Latin affectīvus, equivalent to Latin affect(us) (action noun; affect ¹ ) + -īvus -ive

Example Sentences

Are you in any of the affective areas?

From BBC

What political scientists describe as affective/negative polarization describes how political disagreements are increasingly existential value judgments where “the other side” is not just wrong but evil.

From Salon

The FBI has shared photos of the small drone which on Thursday collided with a plane known as a "Super Scooper", one of the world's most affective firefighting aircrafts, briefly grounding it.

From BBC

She has a deep understanding of and a postmodern comfort with cognitive dissonance, with lyrics that describe the affective landscape of the gap between our gestures and expectations.

From Salon

The Aztec death whistle seems to acoustically and affectively mimic other deterring sounds.

From Science Daily