affective

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/əˈfɛktɪv/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(af′ek tiv)


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af•fec•tive  (af′ek tiv),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. of, caused by, or expressing emotion or feeling; emotional.
  2. causing emotion or feeling.
  • Medieval Latin affectīvus, equivalent. to Latin affect(us) (action noun, nominal; see affect1) + -īvus -ive
  • 1540–50
af′fec•tive•ly, adv. 
af•fec•tiv•i•ty  (af′ek tiv′i tē),USA pronunciation n. 
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
affective / əˈfɛktɪv/
  1. concerned with or arousing the emotions or affection
affectivity / ˌæfɛkˈtɪvɪtɪ/, afˈfectiveness
'affective' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
SAD - affection - affective disorder - affective fallacy - bipolar disorder - emotion - emotive meaning - light therapy - manic disorder - orexis - sad - schizoaffective disorder - seasonal affective disorder - value

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