Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

affectional

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.29 in modern English

Syllables: af-fec-tion-al
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Pertaining to the affections; affective; characterized by emotion.

Etymology

Etymology tree English affection Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English affectional From affection + -al.

Inflected Forms

more affectional (comparative) most affectional (superlative)

Derived Forms

affectionally

Phrases

affectional preference

Synonyms

emotive affective

Questions

What does affectional mean?: Pertaining to the affections; affective; characterized by emotion.
Where does affectional come from?: Etymology tree English affection Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English affectional From affection + -al.

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