emotional
//ɪˈməʊʃənəl//
Forms
- Comparative
- more emotional
- Superlative
- most emotional
- Plural
- emotionals
Definitions
1.Of or relating to the emotions.
- One of the biggest shifts is that much of the conversation about emotional labor has left its original sphere of the workplace and moved to the home.
2.Characterized by emotion.
3.Determined by strong emotion rather than purely logical reasoning.
- The 'movement' was simultaneously emotional and motoric, and essentially autonomous (thus distinguishing it from passive jerkings and other pathology).
4.Appealing to or arousing emotion.
1.An emotional person
Frequency
Overall
Common· #1780
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Uncommon
- General reading & writing
- Common
- Academic
- Uncommon
- Literature
- Rare
Related words
Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ
Proto-Indo-European *-s
Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs
Proto-Italic *eks
Latin ex
Latin ex-
Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁-
Proto-Indo-European *-yeti
Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti
Proto-Indo-European *m(y)owh₁éyetider.
Proto-Italic *moweō
Latin moveō