emotional

e·mo·tion·al  (-msh-nl)

adj.

1. Of or relating to emotion: an emotional illness; emotional crises.

2. Readily affected with or stirred by emotion: an emotional person who often weeps.

3. Arousing or intended to arouse the emotions: an emotional appeal.

4. Marked by or exhibiting emotion: an emotional farewell.

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e·motion·ali·ty (-sh-nl-t) n.

e·motion·al·ly adv.

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emotional

Adjective

1. of or relating to the emotions: emotional abuse

2. influenced by feelings rather than rational thinking: he was too emotional to be a good doctor

3. appealing to the emotions: emotional appeals for public support

4. showing one's feelings openly, esp. when upset: he became very emotional and burst into tears

emotionalism n
emotionally adv

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	emotional - determined or actuated by emotion rather than reason; "it was an emotional judgment" cerebral, intellectual - involving intelligence rather than emotions or instinct; "a cerebral approach to the problem"; "cerebral drama"
	2.	emotional - of more than usual emotion; "his behavior was highly emotional" moved, stirred, touched, affected - being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion; "too moved to speak"; "very touched by the stranger's kindness" moving - arousing or capable of arousing deep emotion; "she laid her case of destitution before him in a very moving letter"- N. Hawthorne passionate - having or expressing strong emotions warm - psychologically warm; friendly and responsive; "a warm greeting"; "a warm personality"; "warm support" unemotional - unsusceptible to or destitute of or showing no emotion
	3.	emotional - of or pertaining to emotion; "emotional health"; "an emotional crisis"
	4.	emotional - (of persons) excessively affected by emotion; "he would become emotional over nothing at all"; "she was worked up about all the noise" excited, worked up, aroused agitated - troubled emotionally and usually deeply; "agitated parents"

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emotional

adjective 1. psychological, private, personal, hidden, spiritual, inner

adjective 2. moving, touching, affecting, exciting, stirring, thrilling, sentimental, poignant, emotive, heart-rending, heart-warming, tear-jerking (informal)

adjective 3. emotive, sensitive, controversial, delicate, contentious, heated, inflammatory, touchy

adjective 4. passionate, enthusiastic, sentimental, fiery, feeling, susceptible, responsive, ardent, fervent, zealous, temperamental, excitable, demonstrative, hot-blooded, fervid, touchy-feely (informal) << OPPOSITE dispassionate

USAGE Although emotive can be used as a synonym of emotional, there are differences in meaning that should first be understood. Emotional is the more general and neutral word for referring to anything to do with the emotions and emotional states. Emotive has the more restricted meaning of `tending to arouse emotion', and is often associated with issues, subjects, language, and words. However, since emotional can also mean `arousing emotion', with certain nouns it is possible to use either word, depending on the slant one wishes to give: an emotive/emotional appeal on behalf of the disadvantaged young.

Translations

emotional [ɪˈməuʃənl] adj [person] → sentimental; [scene] → conmovedor(a) → emocionante

emotional [ɪˈməuʃənl] emotion adj [person] → émotif/ive, très sensible; [needs] → affectif/ive; [scene] → émouvant(e); [tone, speech] → qui fait appel aux sentiments

emotional [ɪˈməuʃənl] emotion adj → emotional;

(exhaustion) → seelisch;

(scene) → ergreifend;

(speech) → gefühlsbetont

emotional [ɪˈməuʃənl] adj [person] → emotivo/a; [scene] → commovente; [tone, speech] → carico/a d'emozione