emotional

Plural: emotionals

Adjective

• determined or actuated by emotion rather than reason
  • "it was an emotional judgment"
• of more than usual emotion
  • "his behavior was highly emotional"
• of or pertaining to emotion
  • "emotional health"
  • "an emotional crisis"

Adjective Satellite

• (of persons) excessively affected by emotion
  • "he would become emotional over nothing at all"

Adj

• Of or relating to the emotions.
• Characterized by emotion.
• Determined by strong emotion rather than purely logical reasoning.
• Appealing to or arousing emotion.
• Easily affected by emotion.
• Readily displaying emotion.
• Overwhelmed by mixed emotions, moved, almost tearful.

Noun

• An emotional person

Examples

• emotional crisis
• emotional decision
• emotional greeting
• emotional lift
• emotional speech
• I felt so emotional seeing my three-legged poodle win first prize.
• She became emotional hearing about the passing of her mother.
• She’s an emotional person.

Synonyms

aroused, excited, worked up, affecting, arousing, demonstrative, disturbing, dramatic, effusive, eloquent, emotional, emotive, expressive, gripping, heartbreaking, heartrending, meaningful, moved, overcome, overwhelmed, passionate, perfervid, persuasive, poignant, sentimental, significant, soul stirring, striking, stunning, temperamental, touching, upsetting

Antonyms

cerebral, unemotional

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