adj
affective
Affective (adj) means Connected with feelings or emotion.
adj
1
Connected with feelings or emotion.
2
Full of emotion, or having a strong emotional effect.
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Etymology
Comes from Medieval Latin affectivus, from Latin affectus, the past participle of afficere (“to affect”). On the surface it analyses as affect + -ive.
Synonyms
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affectional
emotive
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Rhymes for affective
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What is the meaning of affective?
"affective" (adj) means connected with feelings or emotion.
What is another word for affective?
Other words for "affective" include affectional, emotive.
What are the different meanings of affective?
"affective" has 2 main meanings: 1. Connected with feelings or emotion; 2. Full of emotion, or having a strong emotional effect.
