affective

CEFRC1

/əˈfɛktɪv/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Related to feelings or emotions.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Emotional; emotionally charged; affecting.

Examples

  • Be careful! Affective dependency is not synonym for love!

  • Around two to four per cent of Canadians suffer from Seasonal Affective Disorder.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meaning

  1. Relating to, resulting from, or influenced by the emotions.

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Origin

adjective

From Medieval Latin affectivus, from Latin affectus, past participle of afficere (“to affect”). By surface analysis, affect + -ive.