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emotivity

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e⋅mo⋅tive

  [i-moh-tiv]
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–adjective
1. characterized by or pertaining to emotion: the emotive and rational capacities of humankind.
2. productive of or directed toward the emotions: Artistic distortion is often an emotive use of form.
Origin:
1725–35; emot(ion) + -ive

Related forms:
e⋅mo⋅tive⋅ly, adverb
e⋅mo⋅tive⋅ness, e⋅mo⋅tiv⋅i⋅ty  [ee-moh-tiv-i-tee, i-moh-] , noun
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e·mo·tive   (ĭ-mō'tĭv)   
adj.  

  1. Of or relating to emotion: the emotive aspect of symbols.

  2. Characterized by, expressing, or exciting emotion: an emotive trial lawyer; the emotive issue of gun control.

e·mo'tive·ly adv., e·mo'tive·ness, e'mo·tiv'i·ty (ē'mō-tĭv'ĭ-tē) n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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