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emotionality

emotionality

2 6.7
The state of having or showing strong feelings
  • noun
  • /ɪˌmoʊʃəˈnælɪti/
translation icon : emotividad
  • The emotionality in her speech moved everyone in the audience to tears.
  • negative emotionality
  • positive emotionality
  • emotionality and regulation

I was, I was closed off from my emotionality before that.

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Examples

  • In general, sympathy has been linked to intense emotionality and high regulation.

    Academic text (1998)
  • His writing captures the emotionality of grief and loss beautifully.

  • I was, I was closed off from my emotionality before that.

  • You are the perfect person to be talking about emotionality.

  • We should be able to control its spread because of the emotionality of everyone on matters of morality.

  • Do not be overcome by emotionality!

  • If we had listened to and addressed this problem in the right way and without emotionality... we would not be at this point!

  • And so it's, it's the emotionality of the human brain that's one of our biggest challenges, right?

  • Their heightened emotionality may overwhelm them unless they are able to find appropriate outlets.

    Academic text (2002)
  • Finally, there is initial evidence that adults' self-reported positive emotionality is related negatively to personal distress.

    Academic text (1998)

Synonyms

affect
vsemotionality
  • Specialized
14 9.5

The way a person shows feelings on their face or in their voice

is the general state of having or showing strong feelings outside technical use
emotionalism
vsemotionality
4 7.3

The act of showing very strong feelings, often more than needed

is the basic state of having or showing strong feelings without excess focus
emotional depth
vsemotionality
2 5.3

Strong and complex feelings shown in art, writing, or by a person

is the general presence or expression of strong feelings rather than depth
passionateness
vsemotionality
  • Archaic
7.1

Strong feelings that make someone act with great energy and care

refers to a general state of having or expressing strong feelings
affectivity
vsemotionality
  • Specialized
7.9

The ability to feel and show emotions

is the actual state of having or expressing those feelings rather than capacity

Antonyms

71 4.6

Lack of interest or concern about something

43 6.2

A lack of interest or care about things

A state of showing little or no feeling

How Emotional

intensity
163 3.6
emotionality
2 6.7
composure
38 5.1

Surface Forms

emotionality singular

Morphology

emotionality = emotional (transparent) = emotion + al + ity

The noun is a regular nominalization of the adjective 'emotional' with '-ity'; the meaning is directly predictable from 'emotion' -> 'emotional' -> 'emotionality'.

Etymology

Emotionality comes from emotion, which comes from the Latin root movere meaning 'to move', and you can see the same root in motion and move. So emotionality is the quality of being moved by strong feelings — it describes how much something or someone 'moves' you inside.