Meanings
adjectiveaffective (comparative more affective, superlative most affective)
comparative more affective · superlative most affective
- Relating to, resulting from, or influenced by the emotions.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivecharacterized by emotion
Similar
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Latinaffectus
- Medieval Latinaffectivus
- Englishaffective
From Medieval Latin affectivus, from Latin affectus, past participle of afficere (“to affect”). By surface analysis, affect + -ive.
More words from Medieval Latin, Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian емоционален
- емоционален (emocionalen)relating to, resulting from, or influenced by the emotions
Catalan afectiu, afectiu
- afectiurelating to, resulting from, or influenced by the emotions
- afectiuemotional; emotionally charged
Czech afektivní, emoční
- afektivnírelating to, resulting from, or influenced by the emotions
- emočnírelating to, resulting from, or influenced by the emotions
- afektivníemotional; emotionally charged
- emotivníemotional; emotionally charged
Danish følelsesladet, affektiv
- følelsesladetrelating to, resulting from, or influenced by the emotions
- affektivrelating to, resulting from, or influenced by the emotions
Esperanto afekcia
- afekciarelating to, resulting from, or influenced by the emotions
Finnish affektiivinen, liikuttunut
- affektiivinenrelating to, resulting from, or influenced by the emotions
- liikuttunutrelating to, resulting from, or influenced by the emotions
- tunteellinenrelating to, resulting from, or influenced by the emotions
- affektiivinenemotional; emotionally charged
- tunteellinenemotional; emotionally charged
- tunnepitoinenemotional; emotionally charged
Norwegian Bokmål affektiv
- affektivrelating to, resulting from, or influenced by the emotions
Persian عاطفی
- عاطفی ('âtefi)relating to, resulting from, or influenced by the emotions
Polish afektywny, afektywny
- afektywnyrelating to, resulting from, or influenced by the emotions
- afektywnyemotional; emotionally charged
Portuguese afetivo
- afetivorelating to, resulting from, or influenced by the emotions
Romanian afectiv, emoțional
- afectivrelating to, resulting from, or influenced by the emotions
- emoționalemotional; emotionally charged
- afectivemotional; emotionally charged
Russian эмоциона́льный, эмоциона́льный
- эмоциона́льный (emocionálʹnyj)relating to, resulting from, or influenced by the emotions
- эмоциона́льный (emocionálʹnyj)emotional; emotionally charged
Spanish afectivo, afectivo
- afectivorelating to, resulting from, or influenced by the emotions
- afectivoemotional; emotionally charged
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with affective
effectiverespectiveobjectivecollectiveprotectiveprospectivedirectiveselectivedetectivesubjectivedefectiveelectivereflectivecorrectiveretrospectiveineffectiveirrespectiveconnectiveconvectiveprojectiveintrospectiveinfectiveinjectiveinvective
All rhymes →Sounds the same
effective (weak vowel merger)
Cite this entry
APA
affective. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/affective
MLA
“affective.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/affective. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “affective,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/affective.
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