emotionalとは 意味・読み方・使い方

発音

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ɪˈməʊʃənəl/, /ɪˈməʊʃnəl/
• (General American) IPA: /ɪˈmoʊʃənəl/, /ɪˈmoʊʃnəl/, /iˈmoʊʃənəl/
• 韻: -əʊʃənəl

形容詞

emotional (comparative more emotional, superlative most emotional)

1. Of or relating to the emotions.

   Synonym: temperamental

   emotional crisis

   emotional lift

   • 2018 November 26, Julie Beck, “The Concept Creep of ‘Emotional Labor’”, in The Atlantic‎, archived from the original on 23 April 2019:

     One of the biggest shifts is that much of the conversation about emotional labor has left its original sphere of the workplace and moved to the home.

2. Characterized by emotion.

   Synonym: sentimental

3. Determined by strong emotion rather than purely logical reasoning.

   Synonym: sentimental

   emotional decision

   • 1973, Oliver Sacks, Awakenings:

     The 'movement' was simultaneously emotional and motoric, and essentially autonomous (thus distinguishing it from passive jerkings and other pathology).

4. Appealing to or arousing emotion.

   Synonyms: poignant, touching; see also Thesaurus:moving

   emotional speech

5. Easily affected by emotion.

   Synonyms: passionate, perfervid

   She’s an emotional person.

6. Readily displaying emotion.

   Synonyms: demonstrative, effusive

   emotional greeting

7. Overwhelmed by mixed emotions, moved, almost tearful.

   Synonyms: overwhelmed, moved, overcome

   She became emotional hearing about the passing of her mother.

   I felt so emotional seeing my three-legged poodle win first prize.

派生語

名詞

emotional (plural emotionals)

1. An emotional person