emotional

adjective
UK: /ɪˈməʊʃənəl/
US: /ɪˈmoʊʃənəl/

  1. Relating to feelings or emotions.

    1. She had an emotional reaction. [ ] [ ]
    2. The movie explored the emotional lives of teenagers facing challenging situations. [ ] [ ]

  2. Caused by or expressing strong feelings.

    1. It was an emotional speech. [ ] [ ]
    2. He gets emotional when he talks about his childhood experiences in the war. [ ] [ ]

  3. Easily affected by feelings; sensitive.

    1. He is a very emotional person. [ ] [ ]
    2. She became emotional during the performance, moved by the ballerina's beauty. [ ] [ ]

Synonyms

sensitive sentimental touchy affectionate passionate excitable

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "emotional" in English means: Relating to feelings or emotions., Caused by or expressing strong feelings., Easily affected by feelings; sensitive..

The phonetic transcription of "emotional" is /ɪˈməʊʃənəl/ in British English and /ɪˈmoʊʃənəl/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "emotional": sensitive, sentimental, touchy, affectionate, passionate, excitable.

Example usage of "emotional": "She had an emotional reaction.". More examples on the page.