affective

American  

[af-ek-tiv] / ˈæf ɛk tɪv /

adjective

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

2. causing emotion or feeling.

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affective British  

/ ˌæfɛkˈtɪvɪtɪ, əˈfɛktɪv /

adjective

1. psychol relating to affects

2. concerned with or arousing the emotions or affection

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Other Word Forms

• affectively adverb
• affectivity noun
• nonaffective adjective

Etymology

Origin of affective

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

Example Sentences

Gavalas upgraded to Gemini 2.5 Pro, whose “affective dialog” feature enables the AI to detect, interpret and respond to the emotions heard in a user’s voice.

From The Wall Street Journal

"But for people who have a profound effect at this time of year, when they get significantly depressed, then those are the kinds of people that we might say are experiencing seasonal affective."

From BBC

The 27-year-old data scientist struggles with seasonal affective disorder, meaning January can be tough, but she has found ways to counter it.

From BBC

Of these participants, 259 had schizophrenia and 177 had affective disorders that included bipolar disorder and major depressive disorder with psychosis.

From Science Daily

"Targeting these specific neural circuits could become an effective and more localized strategy to treat affective disorders," Lerma concludes.

From Science Daily