emotional [ih-moh -shuh -nl]
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See more synonyms for emotional on Thesaurus.com 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. Show More
Origin of emotional First recorded in
1840–50; emotion +
-al1 Related forms e·mo·tion·al·ly , adverb hy·per·e·mo·tion·al , adjective hy·per·e·mo·tion·al·ly , adverb non·e·mo·tion·al , adjective non·e·mo·tion·al·ly , adverb o·ver·e·mo·tion·al , adjective o·ver·e·mo·tion·al·ly , adverb pre·e·mo·tion·al , adjective pre·e·mo·tion·al·ly , adverb pseu·do·e·mo·tion·al , adjective pseu·do·e·mo·tion·al·ly , adverb qua·si-e·mo·tion·al , adjective qua·si-e·mo·tion·al·ly , adverb sem·i·e·mo·tion·al , adjective sem·i·e·mo·tion·al·ly , adverb un·e·mo·tion·al , adjective un·e·mo·tion·al·ly , adverb Dictionary.com Unabridged
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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 When we were together, we listened to lectures by experts or talked about safe, nonemotional , academic-type subjects.
British Dictionary definitions for nonemotional of, characteristic of, or expressive of emotion readily or excessively affected by emotion appealing to or arousing emotion an emotional piece of music caused, determined, or actuated by emotion rather than reason an emotional argument Show More
Derived Forms emotionality , noun emotionally , adverb Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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Word Origin and History for nonemotional 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.
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