English Online Dictionary. What means emotional? What does emotional mean?
English
Etymology
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)
- Of or relating to the emotions.
- emotional crisis
- emotional lift
- Characterised by emotion.
- Determined by emotion rather than reason.
- emotional decision
- Appealing to or arousing emotion.
- emotional speech
- Easily affected by emotion.
- She’s an emotional person.
- Readily displaying emotion.
- emotional greeting
Synonyms
- demonstrative
- effusive
- sentimental
- temperamental
Derived terms
Translations
Noun
emotional (plural emotionals)
- An emotional person
German
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -aːl
Adjective
emotional (strong nominative masculine singular emotionaler, comparative emotionaler, superlative am emotionalsten)
- emotional
Declension
Related terms
- Emotion
Further reading
- “emotional” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “emotional” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “emotional” in Duden online