He was the kind of man to whom some human object for pouring out his heart upon—were it emotive or were it choleric—was almost a necessity.
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Emotive
/ɪˈmoʊtɪv/
Synonyms for "emotive" (110 found)
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Closest matches (22)
Adjective(10 words)
affectiveaffectingaffectionalaffective expressionaffective toneanimated exchangeattitudinal descriptorconnotative meaningdeep emotionemotional
Strong matches (33)
Noun(11 words)
emotional adjectiveemotional appealemotional attributeemotional displayemotional emptinessemotional persuasivenessemotional responseemotional state descriptoremotionalistemotionally chargedevaluative descriptor
Adjective(18 words)
emotional aestheticsemotional assessmentemotional conditionemotional debateremotional descriptoremotional distressemotional expressionemotional feelingemotional gestureemotional personemotional reactionemotional relevanceemotional skillemotional statesemotional sweatingemotional toneemotionalistic rhetoricevocative
Verb(2 words)
Related words (55)
Adjective(18 words)
expressiveexpressive artsexpressive behaviorexpressive brushworkexpressive danceexpressive exerciseexpressive languagesexpressive movementexpressive movement studyexpressive therapyfacial expressionlyricalmood-relatedmovingopinionated stancepersuasiveromantic overturetearjerking
Noun(13 words)
expressive qualityfull emotional expressionheightened emotional expressionhighly emotionalhuman expressionmoral sentimentalismmore affectivemore expressivemost emotionalpublic sympathystrong emotionstyle evocativetugging
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More general
2 entriesMore specific
4 entriesemotive appealemotive argumentemotive languageemotive writing
Collocations
6 entriesemotive appealemotive contentemotive languageemotive toneemotive topicemotive writing
Inflections
2 entriesmore emotivemost emotive
Derivations
2 entriessimilar
1 entriesSample sentences
1 total sentences available.