How do you pronounce emotional?

The recorded pronunciation is /ɪˈmoʊʃənəl/.

emotional

/ɪˈmoʊʃənəl/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.66 in modern English

Syllables: emo-tion-al
IPA: /ɪˈmoʊʃənəl/

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Meaning

adj

Of or relating to the emotions.

adj

Characterized by emotion.

adj

Determined by strong emotion rather than purely logical reasoning.

adj

Appealing to or arousing emotion.

adj

Easily affected by emotion.

adj

Readily displaying emotion.

adj

Overwhelmed by mixed emotions, moved, almost tearful.

noun

An emotional person

Example Sentences

"emotional crisis"
"emotional lift"
"One of the biggest shifts is that much of the conversation about emotional labor has left its original sphere of the workplace and moved to the home."
"emotional decision"
"The 'movement' was simultaneously emotional and motoric, and essentially autonomous (thus distinguishing it from passive jerkings and other pathology)."
"emotional speech"

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *m(y)owh₁éyeti Proto-Italic *moweō Latin moveō Latin ēmoveō Vulgar Latin *exmovēre Old French esmovoir Middle French esmouvoir Middle French emotionbor. English emotion English -al English emotional From emotion + -al.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ɪˈmoʊʃənəl/
British English: /ɪˈməʊʃənəl/

Inflected Forms

more emotional (comparative) most emotional (superlative) emotionals (plural)

Derived Forms

antiemotional emocore emosh emotionalise emotionalism emotionalist emotionalistic emotionality emotionalization emotionally emotionalness hyperemotional

Phrases

emotional affair emotional age emotional blackmail emotional competence emotional cripple emotional eating emotional hardcore emotional incontinence

Synonyms

temperamental sentimental poignant touching affecting striking eloquent emotional persuasive stunning expressive heartbreaking

Rhymes With

promotional devotional notional unemotional daily devotional overemotional motional nonemotional commotional lotional hyperemotional