Meanings
adjectiveemotive (comparative more emotive, superlative most emotive)
comparative more emotive · superlative most emotive
- Of or relating to emotion.
- Appealing to the emotions.
He was the kind of man to whom some human object for pouring out his heart upon—were it emotive or were it choleric—was almost a necessity.
1886, Thomas Hardy, chapter XIX, in The Mayor of Casterbridge - grammarExpressing an emotion.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivecharacterized by emotion
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Finnish tunne-, tunteita herättävä
- tunne-of, or relating to emotion
- tunteita herättäväappealing to one's emotions
- tunteita kuohuttavaappealing to one's emotions
German Gefühls-, emotiv
- Gefühls-of, or relating to emotion
- emotivof, or relating to emotion
Polish emotywny
- emotywnyof, or relating to emotion
Russian эмоциона́льный, эмоциона́льный
- эмоциона́льный (emocionálʹnyj)of, or relating to emotion
- эмоциона́льный (emocionálʹnyj)appealing to one's emotions
Spanish emotivo, emotivo
- emotivoof, or relating to emotion
- emotivoappealing to one's emotions
Cite this entry
APA
emotive. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/emotive
MLA
“emotive.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/emotive. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “emotive,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/emotive.
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