adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Relating to, resulting from, or influenced by the emotions.
2. 2
   Emotional; emotionally charged; affecting.

Adjective

1. 1
   characterized by emotion wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

affectionalaffectionalarrestingcharacteristicconstitutionaldemonstrative

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.

Related phrases

affective computingaffective disorderaffective laboraffective partisan polarizationcerebellar cognitive affective syndromeseasonal affective disorder

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