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- [af-ek-tiv]
- /ˈæf ɛk tɪv/
- /əˈfek.tɪv/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [af-ek-tiv]
- /ˈæf ɛk tɪv/
Definitions of affective word
- adjective affective relating to affects 3
- adjective affective concerned with or arousing the emotions or affection 3
- adjective affective of, or arising from, affects, or feelings; emotional 3
- adjective affective of, caused by, or expressing emotion or feeling; emotional. 1
- adjective affective causing emotion or feeling. 1
- noun affective Relating to moods, feelings, and attitudes. 1
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Origin of affective
First appearance:
before 1540 One of the 30% oldest English words
1540-50; < Medieval Latin affectīvus, equivalent to Latin affect(us) (action noun; see affect1) + -īvus -ive
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Parts of speech for Affective
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
affective popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
affective usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for affective
adj affective
- feeling — a quality of an object that is perceived by feeling or touching: the soft feel of cotton.
- intuitive — perceiving directly by intuition without rational thought, as a person or the mind.
- visceral — of or relating to the viscera.
- noncognitive — of or relating to cognition; concerned with the act or process of knowing, perceiving, etc. : cognitive development; cognitive functioning.
- perceptual — of, relating to, or involving perception.
adjective affective
- sentimental — expressive of or appealing to sentiment, especially the tender emotions and feelings, as love, pity, or nostalgia: a sentimental song.
- moving — capable of or having movement: a moving object.
- touching — affecting; moving; pathetic: a touching scene of farewell.
- affecting — If you describe something such as a story or a piece of music as affecting, you think it is good because it makes you feel a strong emotion, especially sadness or pity.
- disturbing — upsetting or disquieting; dismaying: a disturbing increase in the crime rate.
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