emotional

[ih-moh-shuh-nl]

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adjective

pertaining to or involving emotion or the emotions.

subject to or easily affected by emotion: We are an emotional family, given to demonstrations of affection.

appealing to the emotions: an emotional request for contributions.

showing or revealing very strong emotions: an emotional scene in a play.

actuated, effected, or determined by emotion rather than reason: An emotional decision is often a wrong decision.

governed by emotion: He is in a highly emotional state of mind.

Origin of emotional

First recorded in 1840–50; emotion + -al¹

Related formse·mo·tion·al·ly, adverbhy·per·e·mo·tion·al, adjectivehy·per·e·mo·tion·al·ly, adverbnon·e·mo·tion·al, adjectivenon·e·mo·tion·al·ly, adverbo·ver·e·mo·tion·al, adjectiveo·ver·e·mo·tion·al·ly, adverbpre·e·mo·tion·al, adjectivepre·e·mo·tion·al·ly, adverbpseu·do·e·mo·tion·al, adjectivepseu·do·e·mo·tion·al·ly, adverbqua·si-e·mo·tion·al, adjectivequa·si-e·mo·tion·al·ly, adverbsem·i·e·mo·tion·al, adjectivesem·i·e·mo·tion·al·ly, adverbun·e·mo·tion·al, adjectiveun·e·mo·tion·al·ly, adverb

Synonyms for emotional

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2. temperamental, effusive, demonstrative, sentimental.

Antonyms for emotional

2. undemonstrative, unsentimental, inexpressive.

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Related Words for nonemotional

matter-of-fact, impassive, deadpan, dispassionate, detached, unemotional, blank, chill, cold, cold-blooded, cool, distant, flat, frigid, glacial, heartless, icy, immovable, impersonal, indifferent

Examples from the Web for nonemotional

Contemporary Examples of nonemotional

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British Dictionary definitions for nonemotional

emotional

adjective

of, characteristic of, or expressive of emotion

readily or excessively affected by emotion

appealing to or arousing emotionan emotional piece of music

caused, determined, or actuated by emotion rather than reasonan emotional argument

Derived Formsemotionality, nounemotionally, adverb

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Word Origin and History for nonemotional

emotional

adj.

1821, "pertaining to emotion," from emotion + -al (1). Meaning "liable to emotions" attested by 1857. Related: Emotionally. Emotional intelligence coined by mid-1960s, popular from mid-1980s.