"emotive" meaning in English

See emotive in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ɪˈməʊtɪv/ [UK], /ɪˈmoʊtɪv/ [Canada, US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-emotive.wav 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) (Russian), emotivo (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-emotive-en-adj-hAVxPA53 Disambiguation of 'of, or relating to emotion': 77 4 20
  2. Appealing to the emotions. Translations (appealing to one's emotions): tunteita herättävä (Finnish), tunteita kuohuttava (Finnish), эмоциона́льный (emocionálʹnyj) (Russian), emotivo (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-emotive-en-adj-H~vEcaI0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 52 22 24 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 3 64 15 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 2 41 8 9 5 3 22 5 3 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 46 5 6 3 2 28 3 2 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 11 57 18 14 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 7 66 15 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 9 57 18 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 2 73 11 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 2 74 11 13 Disambiguation of "appealing to one's emotions": 13 68 19
  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, emotivism, emotivist, emotivity, hyperemotive, nonemotive, overemotive, unemotive

Noun

IPA: /ɪˈməʊtɪv/ [UK], /ɪˈmoʊtɪv/ [Canada, US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-emotive.wav 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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