determined or actuated by emotion rather than reason
“it was an emotional judgment”
adjective
of more than usual emotion
“his behavior was highly emotional”
adjective
of or pertaining to emotion
“emotional health”
adjective
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
“he would become emotional over nothing at all”
Word Forms
emotion
noun
any strong feeling
emotionality
noun
emotional nature or quality
Around the World
Europe
🇫🇷French
émotionnel
déterminé ou actionné par l’émotion plutôt que par la raison
🇪🇸Spanish
emocional
Determinado o activado por la emoción en lugar de la razón.
🇮🇹Italian
emotivo
determinato o attuato dall’emozione piuttosto che dalla ragione
🇳🇱Dutch
emotioneel
bepaald of aangestuurd door emotie in plaats van door rede
🇵🇹Portuguese
emocional
determinado ou acionado pela emoção e não pela razão
🇷🇺Russian
эмоциональный
определяется или приводится в действие эмоциями, а не разумом
India
🇮🇳Hindi
भावनात्मक
कारण के बजाय भावना से निर्धारित या क्रियान्वित
🇧🇩Bengali
আবেগপূর্ণ
কারণের চেয়ে আবেগ দ্বারা নির্ধারিত বা কার্যকর
🇮🇳Tamil
உணர்ச்சிவசப்பட்ட
காரணத்தை விட உணர்ச்சியால் தீர்மானிக்கப்படுகிறது அல்லது செயல்படுத்தப்படுகிறது
🇮🇳Telugu
భావోద్వేగ
కారణం కంటే భావోద్వేగం ద్వారా నిర్ణయించబడుతుంది లేదా ప్రేరేపించబడుతుంది
🇮🇳Marathi
भावनिक
कारणाऐवजी भावनेद्वारे निर्धारित किंवा कार्य केले जाते
🇮🇳Gujarati
ભાવનાત્મક
કારણને બદલે લાગણી દ્વારા નિર્ધારિત અથવા કાર્ય કરે છે
🇮🇳Kannada
ಭಾವನಾತ್ಮಕ
ಕಾರಣಕ್ಕಿಂತ ಹೆಚ್ಚಾಗಿ ಭಾವನೆಯಿಂದ ನಿರ್ಧರಿಸಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ ಅಥವಾ ಕಾರ್ಯಗತಗೊಳಿಸಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
വൈകാരികമായ
യുക്തിക്ക് പകരം വികാരത്താൽ നിർണ്ണയിക്കപ്പെടുകയോ പ്രവർത്തിക്കുകയോ ചെയ്യുന്നു
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਭਾਵਨਾਤਮਕ
ਕਾਰਨ ਦੀ ਬਜਾਏ ਭਾਵਨਾ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਨਿਰਧਾਰਤ ਜਾਂ ਕਾਰਜਸ਼ੀਲ
🇵🇰Urdu
جذباتی
وجہ کے بجائے جذبات سے طے شدہ یا عمل
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
情绪化的
由情感而非理性决定或驱动
🇯🇵Japanese
感情的
理性ではなく感情によって決定または動かされる
🇰🇷Korean
감정적인
이성보다는 감정에 의해 결정되거나 작동된다.
🇻🇳Vietnamese
xúc động
được xác định hoặc kích hoạt bởi cảm xúc hơn là lý trí
🇹🇭Thai
ทางอารมณ์
ถูกกำหนดหรือกระตุ้นด้วยอารมณ์มากกว่าเหตุผล
🇮🇩Indonesian
emosional
ditentukan atau digerakkan oleh emosi, bukan alasan
🇵🇭Filipino
emosyonal
tinutukoy o pinakilos ng damdamin sa halip na dahilan
🇲🇾Malay
emosi
ditentukan atau digerakkan oleh emosi dan bukannya sebab
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
عاطفي
تحددها أو تحركها العاطفة بدلا من العقل
🇮🇷Persian
احساسی
به جای عقل توسط احساسات تعیین یا تحریک می شود
🇹🇷Turkish
duygusal
akıldan ziyade duygu tarafından belirlenir veya harekete geçirilir
🇮🇱Hebrew
רִגשִׁי
נקבע או מופעל על ידי רגש ולא על ידי הגיון
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'emotional'?
The primary meaning of 'emotional' is 'determined or actuated by emotion rather than reason'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'emotional' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'emotional' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'emotional' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'emotional' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
How often do you encounter the word 'emotional' in your daily reading?
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Do you find 'emotional' easy to spell?
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In your opinion, does the word 'emotional' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?
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Which age group is most likely to use 'emotional' in regular conversations?
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How likely are you to use 'emotional' in a professional email?
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Would you classify 'emotional' as formal, casual, or slang?
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