emotional
English meaning: Emotional
Definition
Easily affected by or showing strong feelings.
Example
“It was an emotional goodbye at the airport.”
Another example: “The reunion was an emotional moment for the whole family.”
Usage — When, Where & How
A common adjective with two main uses: showing strong feeling (an emotional speech) and easily moved to feeling (an emotional person). Neutral register; can be mildly disapproving when it implies a lack of reason. Related noun: emotion.
Etymology & Origin
English — Origin & History
From 'emotion', from Latin 'emovere' meaning 'to move out, stir up'.
Synonyms
- sensitive
- feeling
- passionate
- agitated
- aroused
- effusive
- excited
- sentimental
- temperamental
- mawkish
- cathartic
- emotive
Antonyms / Opposites
- unemotional
- detached
- cerebral
Related Words
- arousal
- distress
- intimacy
- empathy
- coping
- emotions
- emotion
- attachment
- stimuli
- turmoil
- responses
- behavioral
Common Collocations
- emotional support
- emotional speech
- get emotional
- emotional response
- emotional baggage
Word Forms
emotion (n); emotional (adj); emotionally (adv)
Word Tools
Literary Heritage
“To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.”
/To thine own self be true/
“Be honest with yourself — and as naturally as night follows day, you will be unable to be false to others.”
“I'm nobody! Who are you? Are you nobody, too?”
/I'm nobody! Who are you?/
“I am nobody — and that quiet anonymity is more honest than the noise of public fame.”
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- Language
- English
- English
- Script
- Latin
- Family
- Indo-European
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