emotional

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English

Etymology

From emotion +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ɪˈməʊʃənəl/, /ɪˈməʊʃnəl/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ɪˈmoʊʃənəl/, /ɪˈmoʊʃnəl/, /iˈmoʊʃənəl/
• Rhymes: -əʊʃənəl

Adjective

emotional (comparative more emotional, superlative most emotional)

1. Of or relating to the emotions.

   Synonym: temperamental

   emotional crisis

   emotional lift

2. Characterised by emotion.

   Synonym: sentimental

3. Determined by strong emotion rather than purely logical reasoning.

   Synonym: sentimental

   emotional decision

4. Appealing to or arousing emotion.

   Synonyms: poignant, touching; see also Thesaurus:moving

   emotional speech

5. Easily affected by emotion.

   Synonyms: passionate, perfervid

   She’s an emotional person.

6. Readily displaying emotion.

   Synonyms: demonstrative, effusive

   emotional greeting

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

emotional (plural emotionals)

1. An emotional person

German

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -aːl

Adjective

emotional (strong nominative masculine singular emotionaler, comparative emotionaler, superlative am emotionalsten)

1. emotional

Declension

Related terms

• Emotion

Further reading

• “emotional” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “emotional” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “emotional” in Duden online