Affective
/əˈfɛktɪv/ adj
adj ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Relating to, resulting from, or influenced by the emotions.
- 2 Emotional; emotionally charged; affecting.
Adjective
- 1 characterized by emotion wordnet
Example
More examples"Be careful! Affective dependency is not synonym for love!"
Etymology
From Medieval Latin affectivus, from Latin affectus, past participle of afficere (“to affect”). By surface analysis, affect + -ive.