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emotionality

American  
[ih-moh-shuh-nal-i-tee] / ɪˌmoʊ ʃəˈnæl ɪ ti /

noun

  1. emotional state or quality.

    the emotionality of the artistic temperament.


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Etymology

Origin of emotionality

First recorded in 1860–65; emotional + -ity

Example Sentences

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The script leans so heavily into cloying emotionality that, in its climax, everyone dissolves into tears.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 23, 2025

“A lot of us tend to suppress emotionality versus run to it. Your first love exploits it in a complete way that you’re not accustomed to.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2025

As the field has grown, Benítez and colleagues wanted to quantify animal behavior researchers' perceptions of the taxonomic distribution of animal emotionality.

From Science Daily • Nov. 14, 2024

We are the ones who are supposed to be mature enough to respond to the emotionality behind these protests, however diluted they may be by ill-timed requests for nut milk.

From Slate • May 2, 2024

The fluorescent screens on which The Brain drew the curves of its observation-rays showed two sharp rises of the lines marked "activity" and "emotionality".

From The Brain by Blade, Alexander

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