"emotive" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-emotive.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more emotive [comparative], most emotive [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} emotive (comparative more emotive, superlative most emotive)
  1. Of or relating to emotion. Translations (of, or relating to emotion): tunne- (Finnish), Gefühls- (German), emotiv [jargon] (German), emotywny (Polish), эмоциона́льный (emocionálʹnyj) [masculine] (Russian), эмоциона́льная (emocionálʹnaja) [feminine] (Russian), эмоциона́льное (emocionálʹnoje) [neuter] (Russian), emotivo (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-emotive-en-adj-hAVxPA53 Disambiguation of 'of, or relating to emotion': 78 4 18
  2. Appealing to the emotions. Translations (appealing to one's emotions): tunteita herättävä (Finnish), tunteita kuohuttava (Finnish), эмоциона́льный (emocionálʹnyj) [masculine] (Russian), эмоциона́льная (emocionálʹnaja) [feminine] (Russian), эмоциона́льное (emocionálʹnoje) [neuter] (Russian), emotivo (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-emotive-en-adj-H~vEcaI0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 51 23 24 Disambiguation of "appealing to one's emotions": 14 65 20
  3. (grammar) Expressing an emotion. Categories (topical): Grammar
    Sense id: en-emotive-en-adj-ydwHLVMT Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: emotively, emotiveness

Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-emotive.wav [Southern-England] Forms: emotives [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} emotive (plural emotives)
  1. (grammar) A word or construct that expresses an emotion. Categories (topical): Grammar
    Sense id: en-emotive-en-noun-bNvVPVZP Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

Inflected forms

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