emotional

comparative more emotional · superlative most emotional

1. Of or relating to the emotions.

   emotional lift

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   emotional crisis

   One of the biggest shifts is that much of the conversation about emotional labor has left its original sphere of the workplace and moved to the home.

   2018 November 26, Julie Beck, “The Concept Creep of ‘Emotional Labor’”, in The Atlantic, archived from the original on 23 Apr 2019

   Synonyms: temperamental

2. Characterized by emotion.

   Synonyms: sentimental

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

   emotional decision

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   The 'movement' was simultaneously emotional and motoric, and essentially autonomous (thus distinguishing it from passive jerkings and other pathology).

   1973, Oliver Sacks, Awakenings

   Synonyms: sentimental

4. Appealing to or arousing emotion.

   emotional speech

   Synonyms: poignant, touching, affecting, striking, eloquent, persuasive, poignant, stunning

5. Easily affected by emotion.

   She’s an emotional person.

   Synonyms: passionate, perfervid

6. Readily displaying emotion.

   emotional greeting

   Synonyms: demonstrative, effusive

7. Overwhelmed by mixed emotions, moved, almost tearful.

   She became emotional hearing about the passing of her mother.

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   I felt so emotional seeing my three-legged poodle win first prize.

   Synonyms: overwhelmed, moved, overcome

plural emotionals

1. An emotional person