emotional

Quick to tears

Emotional describes something relating to or arising from feelings rather than reason: an emotional response, emotional support.

A person who is emotional experiences feelings intensely or expresses them readily—sometimes admirably (She gave an emotional speech), sometimes dismissively (Don't get so emotional).

The word can suggest someone is being irrational, particularly when applied to women, where it often carries sexist undertones.

feeling

sentiment

Felt attitude or view

moodPrevailing emotional condition
affectionWarm emotional attachment
empathySharing another's emotions

compassion · joy · grief · fear · love · happiness · sadness · anger · guilt · shame

sensitive

vulnerable

Open to attack

delicateEasily broken or harmed
touchyEasily upset or offended
responsiveQuick to react

caring · gentle · perceptive · attuned · sympathetic · tender · fragile · receptive · understanding · supportive

intense

overwhelming

Intensely excessive in force

ferventIntensely and sincerely felt
vehementIntensely forceful in feeling
fieryIntensely hot or passionate

turbulent · explosive · extreme · frenzied · heated · impassioned · powerful · profound · raging · seething

expressive

demonstrative

Openly showing emotions

animatedFull of life, or drawn moving
dramaticStrikingly expressive or sudden
uninhibitedFree from self-censorship

vocal · affectionate · vivid · theatrical · effusive · outpouring · tearful · overwrought · histrionic · gushing

volatile

moody

Prone to sullenness

irritableEasily provoked to annoyance
capriciousSubject to sudden changes
impulsiveActing without deliberation

unpredictable · mercurial · temperamental · petulant · touchy · testy · hot-headed · reactive · unstable · erratic

emotional

sentiment

vulnerable

overwhelming

demonstrative

moody

emotional

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