emotive
Rousing strong reactions
Emotive describes something that arouses or expresses emotion.
An emotive speech stirs feelings in listeners.
Emotive language is chosen to provoke emotional responses rather than convey neutral information: The article used emotive terms like "slaughter" instead of "killing".
The word sometimes carries a hint of manipulation—appealing to feelings over reason.
Intensely and sincerely felt
- vehementIntensely forceful in feeling
- ardentIntensely enthusiastic or devoted
- fieryIntensely hot or passionate
- impassionedFilled with intense emotion
passionate · zealous · fierce · powerful · profound · overwhelming · burning · consuming
Arising from deep instinct
- instinctiveArising without conscious thought
- impulsiveActing without deliberation
- spontaneousArising without external cause
- gutDigestive tract, or instinct
involuntary · unfiltered · reflexive · triggered · volatile · mercurial · hypersensitive · overwrought
Causing overwhelming grief
- touchingEvoking gentle emotion
- bittersweetWistful yet warm
- melancholySubdued, lasting sadness
- wistfulSadly longing for something
nostalgic · mournful · plaintive · elegiac · sorrowful · affecting · moving · tender
Fluent and persuasive
- articulateExpress clearly, or well-spoken
- demonstrativeOpenly showing emotions
- communicativeApt to share information
- expressivenessAbility to convey emotion
convey · manifest · portray · project · reveal · exhibit · embody · depict
Longing for the past
- warmthHeat you feel
- tendernessGentle, caring quality
- affectionWarm emotional attachment
- heartfeltDeeply and sincerely meant
wistful · maudlin · schmaltzy · saccharine · cloying · treacly · misty-eyed · dewy-eyed
fervent
Intensely and sincerely felt
- vehementIntensely forceful in feeling
- ardentIntensely enthusiastic or devoted
- fieryIntensely hot or passionate
impassioned · passionate · zealous · fierce · powerful · profound · overwhelming · burning · consuming · deep-seated
visceral
Arising from deep instinct
- instinctiveArising without conscious thought
- impulsiveActing without deliberation
- spontaneousArising without external cause
gut · involuntary · unfiltered · reflexive · triggered · volatile · mercurial · hypersensitive · overwrought · excitable
heartrending
Causing overwhelming grief
- touchingEvoking gentle emotion
- bittersweetWistful yet warm
- melancholySubdued, lasting sadness
wistful · nostalgic · mournful · plaintive · elegiac · sorrowful · affecting · moving · tender · heartfelt
eloquent
Fluent and persuasive
- articulateExpress clearly, or well-spoken
- demonstrativeOpenly showing emotions
- communicativeApt to share information
expressiveness · convey · manifest · portray · project · reveal · exhibit · embody · depict · impart
nostalgic
Longing for the past
- warmthHeat you feel
- tendernessGentle, caring quality
- affectionWarm emotional attachment
heartfelt · wistful · maudlin · schmaltzy · saccharine · cloying · treacly · misty-eyed · dewy-eyed · romantic
- expressivenessexpressive, eloquent, articulate, demonstrative, communicative
- creative traitscreative, imaginative, inventive, innovative, original
- singing termsduet, aria, hum, alto, soprano
- movingmoving, moving truck, move out, move in, movers
- modifiersadjectives, modifier, modifiers, adjective, adverb
emotiveunemotive
Not showing emotion
emotionless · unemotional · dispassionate · detached · flat
- emotional supportCompassionate help during distress
- emotional hungerCraving for connection
- emotional painPsychological suffering or distress
- emotional detachmentWithdrawal from feelings
- emotional scarsLasting harm from trauma
- emotional neglectFailure to meet feeling-needs
emotion, emotional, emotions, unemotional, emotionless, overemotional, emoting, emotionality, nonemotional