emotional

/ɪˈmoʊʃənəl/
adjectivenoun

Of or relating to the emotions.

NWL Collins ENABLE

Adjective 4 meanings

  1. Of or relating to the emotions.

    “emotional crisis”

  2. Characterized by emotion.

  3. Determined by strong emotion rather than purely logical reasoning.

    “emotional decision”

  4. Appealing to or arousing emotion.

    “emotional speech”

Noun 1 meaning

  1. An emotional person

Definitions: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA) via Kaikki/Wiktextract

Where it comes from

Etymology

From emotion + -al.

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EMOTIONAL at a glance

EMOTIONAL has 9 letters and scores 11 points in Scrabble (E 1 + M 3 + O 1 + T 1 + I 1 + O 1 + N 1 + A 1 + L 1) and 14 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #2,145 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.

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