affective
1Affective — Af*fec tive, a. [Cf. F. affectif.] 1. Tending to affect; affecting. [Obs.] Burnet. [1913 Webster] 2. Pertaining to or exciting emotion; affectional; emotional. Rogers. [1913 Webster] …
2affective — [adj] concerning feelings and intuition emotional, emotive, feeling, intuitive, noncognitive, perceptual, visceral; concept 529 …
3affective — [a fek′tiv, əfek′tiv] adj. [Fr affectif < ML affectivus < L affectus: see AFFECT1] of, or arising from, affects, or feelings; emotional affectively adv. affectivity [af΄ek tiv′ə tē, af΄iktiv′ə tē] n …
4affective — ● affectif, affective adjectif (latin affectivus) Qui concerne les sentiments, les émotions, la sensibilité : La vie affective. Qui relève du sentiment, non de la raison ; sentimental : Réaction purement affective. Relatif à l affectivité. ●… …
5affective — adjective Date: 1623 1. relating to, arising from, or influencing feelings or emotions ; emotional < cognitive and affective symptoms > 2. expressing emotion < affective language > • affectively adverb • affectivity noun …
6affective — UK [əˈfektɪv] / US adjective relating to the emotions or to someone s moods an affective disorder the relationship between the cognitive and affective aspects of learning …
7affective — Pertaining to mood, emotion, feeling, sensibility, or a mental state. * * * af·fec·tive a fek tiv adj relating to, arising from, or influencing feelings or emotions: EMOTIONAL <affective symptoms> af·fec·tive·ly …
8affective — Its affective quality is the feature of an experience which renders it pleasurable or desirable, or the reverse, or which gives it a distinctive emotional tone …
9affective — See affective, effective …
10affective — af|fec|tive [əˈfektıv] adj medical or technical relating to or having an effect on the emotions ▪ affective disorders …
