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

The inquest heard that Maria Morris, who worked as a teaching assistant, had bi-polar affective disorder.

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Are you in any of the affective areas?

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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.

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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.

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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.

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