emotive
31emotive — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Relating to, arising from, or appealing to the emotions: affective, emotional. See FEELINGS …
32emotive — e mo·tive || əʊtɪv adj. appealing to or expressing emotion, sentimental, romantic …
33emotive — emo·tive …
34emotive — [ɪˈməʊtɪv] adj causing strong feelings …
35emotive — e•mo•tive [[t]ɪˈmoʊ tɪv[/t]] adj. 1) pertaining to or showing emotion 2) directed toward or activating the emotions • Etymology: 1725–35 e•mo′tive•ly, adv. e•mo′tive•ness, e•mo•tiv•i•ty ˌi moʊˈtɪv ɪ ti, ɪ moʊ n …
36emotive — /əˈmoʊtɪv / (say uh mohtiv), /i / (say ee ) adjective 1. characterised by or relating to emotion. 2. exciting emotion. –emotively, adverb –emotiveness, emotivity /ˌimoʊˈtɪvəti/ (say .eemoh tivuhtee), noun …
37emotive — adj. 1 of or characterized by emotion. 2 tending to excite emotion. 3 arousing feeling; not purely descriptive. Derivatives: emotively adv. emotiveness n. emotivity n. Etymology: L emovere emot (as E , movere move) …
38emotive meaning — the emotional connotation of a word or expression that is used instead of one having a similar meaning but less affective quality, as the connotation of murder when used instead of homicide or drunk instead of inebriated. [1940 45] * * * …
39emotive theory — noun : a theory according to which value judgments or normative ethical statements are exhortatory rather than cognitive …
40emotive meaning — the emotional connotation of a word or expression that is used instead of one having a similar meaning but less affective quality, as the connotation of murder when used instead of homicide or drunk instead of inebriated. [1940 45] …
