affective

English

Etymology

From Medieval Latin affectivus, from Latin affectus, past participle of afficere (“to affect”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əˈfɛktɪv/

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• Homophone: effective
• Rhymes: -ɛktɪv

Adjective

affective (comparative more affective, superlative most affective)

1. Relating to, resulting from, or influenced by the emotions.
2. Emotional; emotionally charged; affecting.

Derived terms

• affective computing
• affective disorder
• affective labor
• affective partisan polarization
• schizoaffective
• seasonal affective disorder
• socioaffective

 

Related terms

terms etymologically related to affective

• affect
• affectation
• affecter
• affection
• affectionate

Translations

relating to, resulting from, or influenced by the emotions

• Catalan: afectiu
• Czech: afektivní (cs), emoční
• Danish: følelsesladet, affektiv
• Esperanto: afekcia
• Finnish: affektiivinen (fi), liikuttunut, tunteellinen (fi)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: affektiv (no)

  Nynorsk: affektiv

• Persian: عاطفی‎ (fa) (âtefi)
• Polish: afektywny (pl)
• Portuguese: afetivo (pt)
• Romanian: afectiv (ro)
• Russian: эмоциона́льный (ru) (emocionálʹnyj)
• Serbo-Croatian: afektivan (sh)
• Spanish: afectivo (es)

emotional; emotionally charged

• Catalan: afectiu
• Czech: afektivní (cs), emotivní (cs)
• Finnish: affektiivinen (fi), tunteellinen (fi), tunnepitoinen
• Polish: afektywny (pl)
• Romanian: emoțional (ro), afectiv (ro)
• Russian: эмоциона́льный (ru) (emocionálʹnyj)
• Spanish: afectivo (es)

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• Arabic: ^{(please verify)} حسي‎
• French: ^{(please verify)} affectif (fr)

See also

• effective
• cognitive
• motor

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Pronunciation

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Adjective

affective

1. feminine singular of affectif

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Latin

Adjective

affectīve

1. vocative masculine singular of affectīvus