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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
e·mo·tion·al
[i-moh-shuh-nl] Pronunciation Key
[i-moh-shuh-nl] Pronunciation Key –adjective
| 1. | pertaining to or involving emotion or the emotions. |
| 2. | subject to or easily affected by emotion: We are an emotional family, given to demonstrations of affection. |
| 3. | appealing to the emotions: an emotional request for contributions. |
| 4. | showing or revealing very strong emotions: an emotional scene in a play. |
| 5. | actuated, effected, or determined by emotion rather than reason: An emotional decision is often a wrong decision. |
| 6. | governed by emotion: He is in a highly emotional state of mind. |
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| e·mo·tion·al
(ĭ-mō'shə-nəl) Pronunciation Key
adj.
e·mo'tion·al'i·ty (-shə-nāl'ĭ-tē) n., e·mo'tion·al·ly adv. |
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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| emotional | |
adjective | |
| 1. | determined or actuated by emotion rather than reason; "it was an emotional judgment" [ant: cerebral] |
| 2. | of more than usual emotion; "his behavior was highly emotional" [ant: unemotional] |
| 3. | of or pertaining to emotion; "emotional health"; "an emotional crisis" |
| 4. | (of persons) excessively affected by emotion; "he would become emotional over nothing at all"; "she was worked up about all the noise" [syn: aroused] |
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Emotional
E*mo"tion*al\, a. Pertaining to, or characterized by, emotion; excitable; easily moved; sensational; as, an emotional nature.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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