emotive
[ ih-moh-tiv ]
Origin of emotive
1Other words from emotive
- e·mo·tive·ly, adverb
- e·mo·tive·ness, e·mo·tiv·i·ty [ee-moh-tiv-i-tee, ih-moh-], /ˌi moʊˈtɪv ɪ ti, ɪ moʊ-/, noun
- hy·per·e·mo·tive, adjective
- hy·per·e·mo·tive·ly, adverb
- hy·per·e·mo·tive·ness, noun
- hy·per·e·mo·tiv·i·ty, noun
- non·e·mo·tive, adjective
- non·e·mo·tive·ly, adverb
- non·e·mo·tive·ness, noun
- un·e·mo·tive, adjective
- un·e·mo·tive·ly, adverb
- un·e·mo·tive·ness, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for emotive
emotive
/ (ɪˈməʊtɪv) /
adjective
tending or designed to arouse emotion
of or characterized by emotion
usage For emotive
Emotional is preferred to emotive when describing a display of emotion: he was given an emotional (not emotive) welcome
Derived forms of emotive
- emotively, adverb
- emotiveness or emotivity, noun
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