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emotional
- /ɪˈməʊʃənəl/ UK
- /ɪˈməʊʃnəl/ UK
- /ɪˈmoʊʃənəl/ US
- /ɪˈmoʊʃnəl/ US
- /iˈmoʊʃənəl/ US
Rhymes with -əʊʃənəl
adjective more emotional · most emotional
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Of or relating to the emotions.
emotional crisis
Similar: temperamental
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Characterized by emotion.
Similar: sentimental
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Determined by strong emotion rather than purely logical reasoning.
emotional decision
Similar: sentimental
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Appealing to or arousing emotion.
emotional speech
Similar: poignant, touching, affecting, striking, eloquent, emotional, persuasive, stunning, expressive, heartbreaking, meaningful, heartrending
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Easily affected by emotion.
She’s an emotional person.
Similar: passionate, perfervid
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Readily displaying emotion.
emotional greeting
Similar: demonstrative, effusive
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Overwhelmed by mixed emotions, moved, almost tearful.
She became emotional hearing about the passing of her mother.
Similar: overwhelmed, moved, overcome
noun emotionals
- An emotional person
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: emotive, affective, affectional, overemotional, sentimental, soulful, charged, schmaltzy, mawkish, temperamental, bathetic, excited, het up, funky, mind-blowing, demonstrative
Translations
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adj characterised by emotion
| Español | emocional |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 感情的 kanjōteki |
| 中文 | 感情的 gǎnqíng de |
| Kiswahili | simikwa |
| Português | emocional, emocionado, emotivo |
| Français | émotionnel |
| Deutsch | emotional |
| Italiano | emotivo |
| Română | emoțional |
| Русский | эмоциона́льный emocionálʹnyj |
| עברית | רִגְשִׁי rigshi |
adj of or relating to the emotions
| Español | emocional |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 감성적인 gamseongjeogin |
| 日本語 | 感情的 kanjōteki |
| 中文 | 感情的 gǎnqíng de |
| Kiswahili | simikwa |
| Português | emocional, emotivo |
| Français | émotionnel |
| Deutsch | emotional |
| Italiano | emotivo, emozionante |
| Română | emoțional |
| Русский | эмоциона́льный emocionálʹnyj, чу́вственный čúvstvennyj |
| עברית | רִגְשִׁי rigshi |
adj determined by strong emotion rather than strictly logical reasoning
| Español | emocional, emotivo |
|---|---|
| Kiswahili | simikwa |
| Português | emocional, emotivo |
| Français | émotif |
| Deutsch | emotional |
| Italiano | emotivo |
| Română | emoțional |
| Русский | эмоциона́льный emocionálʹnyj |
| עברית | רִגְשִׁי rigshi |
adj appealing to or arousing emotion
| Kiswahili | simikwa |
|---|---|
| Português | emocional, comovente |
| Deutsch | emotional |
| Italiano | emozionante, commovente |
| Română | emoționant |
| Русский | эмоциона́льный emocionálʹnyj, волну́ющий volnújuščij |
adj easily affected by emotion
| 中文 | 情緒化 /情绪化 qíngxùhuà |
|---|---|
| Kiswahili | simikwa |
| Português | emotivo, impressionável |
| Français | émotif |
| Deutsch | emotional |
| Italiano | emotivo, impressionabile |
| Română | emoționabil, emotiv |
| Русский | эмоциона́льный emocionálʹnyj, чувстви́тельный čuvstvítelʹnyj |
| עברית | רִגְשִׁי rigshi |
adj readily displaying emotion
| Kiswahili | simikwa |
|---|---|
| Português | emotivo |
| Deutsch | emotional |
| Русский | эмоциона́льный emocionálʹnyj |
| עברית | רִגְשִׁי rigshi |
Talk about this word "emotional." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/emotional. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. emotional. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/emotional "emotional." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/emotional.Cite this
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title = {emotional},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/emotional},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
