# emotional

Pronunciation: say "i-MOH-shuh-nuhl" US /ɪˈmoʊʃənəl/, UK /ɪˈməʊʃənəl/

## Adjective

1. Having to do with feelings, as opposed to physical or intellectual matters.
   - Simple: Connected with feelings rather than with the body or with thinking.
   - _Researchers tracked the emotional development of children from infancy to adolescence._
   - _The accident left scars that were emotional as well as physical._
2. Marked or characterized by emotion.
   - Simple: Full of strong feelings such as joy, sadness, or anger.
   - _The documentary captures the emotional reunion of brothers separated for forty years._
   - _Their farewell was emotional, with long hugs and promises to write._
3. Appealing to or arousing the emotions.
   - Simple: Causing strong feelings in people, or meant to bring them out.
   - _The campaign leaned on emotional appeals rather than statistics._
   - _A swelling score makes the film's final scene even more emotional._
4. Overwhelmed by strong feelings; deeply moved, almost to the point of tears.
   - Simple: Having such strong feelings that you are almost crying.
   - _Veterans grew emotional as the names of fallen friends were read aloud._
   - _Visibly emotional, the actress paused twice during her acceptance speech._
5. Of a person, easily affected by emotion and quick to show feelings.
   - Simple: Describes a person who has strong feelings easily and often shows them.
   - _He has always been emotional, taking even gentle criticism to heart._
   - _Friends warned her that she might feel more emotional than usual during pregnancy._
6. Coming from or shaped by strong feelings rather than by purely logical thinking.
   - Simple: Coming from strong feelings instead of careful thinking.
   - _Her resignation was an emotional response to a single bad meeting._
   - _Investors who make emotional trades during a panic often lock in their losses._

## Other meanings

- (noun) A person readily moved or governed by emotion.

## Origin

Formed from "emotion" combined with the suffix "-al".

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/emotional (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).