emotionality

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noun

The state or quality of being emotional.

Similar
emotionalism
Opposite
unemotionality
OriginEnglish emotional ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Middle French emotion →
UncommonScrabble 17
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Meanings

nounemotionality (countable and uncountable, plural emotionalities)

plural emotionalities

  1. countableuncountableThe state or quality of being emotional.
  2. countableuncountablehuman sciencesThe observable component of emotion.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounemotional nature or quality

Similar
emotionalism
Opposite
unemotionality
Broader
trait
Also see
emotionalism

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰ
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰs
  3. Proto-Italic*eks
  4. Latinex
  5. Latinex-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*m(y)ewh₁-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*m(y)owh₁éyeti
  8. Proto-Italic*moweō
  9. Latinmoveō
  10. Latinēmoveō
  11. Vulgar Latin*exmovēre
  12. Old Frenchesmovoir
  13. Middle Frenchesmouvoir
  14. Middle Frenchemotion
  15. Englishemotion
  16. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  17. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  18. Englishemotional
  19. Englishemotionality

From emotional + -ity.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Dutch emotionaliteit
  • emotionaliteitstate or quality
Finnish tunteikkuus, emotionaalisuus
  • tunteikkuusstate or quality
  • emotionaalisuusstate or quality
  • tunteellisuusstate or quality
  • emotionaalisuusobservable component
Italian emozionalità
  • emozionalitàstate or quality
Polish emocjonalność
  • emocjonalnośćstate or quality
Romanian emoționalitate
  • emoționalitatestate or quality
Russian эмоциона́льность
  • эмоциона́льность (emocionálʹnostʹ)state or quality
Spanish emocionalidad, emocionalidad
  • emocionalidadstate or quality
  • emocionalidadobservable component
Cite this entry
APA

emotionality. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/emotionality

MLA

“emotionality.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/emotionality. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “emotionality,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/emotionality.

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