affective

af·fec·tive

adj \a-ˈfek-tiv\

Definition of AFFECTIVE

1

: relating to, arising from, or influencing feelings or emotions : emotional <cognitive and affective symptoms>

2

: expressing emotion <affective language>

— af·fec·tive·ly adverb

— af·fec·tiv·i·ty \ˌa-ˌfek-ˈti-və-tē\ noun

First Known Use of AFFECTIVE

1623

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Rhymes with AFFECTIVE

advective, bijective, collective, connective, convective, corrective, defective, deflective, detective, directive, effective, elective, ejective, infective, inflective, injective, invective, objective, perfective, perspective, projective, protective, reflective, respective, selective, subjective