emotionality
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e·mo·tion·al
(ĭ-mō′shə-nəl)adj.
1. Of or relating to emotion: an emotional illness; emotional crises.
2. Readily affected with or stirred by emotion: an emotional person who often weeps.
3. Arousing or intended to arouse the emotions: an emotional appeal.
4. Marked by or exhibiting emotion: an emotional farewell.
e·mo′tion·al′i·ty (-shə-năl′ĭ-tē) n.
e·mo′tion·al·ly adv.
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e•mo•tion•al•i•ty
(ɪˌmoʊ ʃəˈnæl ɪ ti)n.
the quality or state of being emotionally responsive.
[1860–65]
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| Noun | 1. | emotionality - emotional nature or quality trait - a distinguishing feature of your personal nature drama - the quality of being arresting or highly emotional demonstrativeness - tending to express your feelings freely affectionateness, lovingness, fondness, warmth - a quality proceeding from feelings of affection or love sentimentality, drippiness, mawkishness, mushiness, soupiness, sloppiness - falsely emotional in a maudlin way temperament - excessive emotionalism or irritability and excitability (especially when displayed openly) emotionlessness, unemotionality - absence of emotion |
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