emotional

I

(Roget's IV) modif.

1. [Stirring one's emotions]

Syn. moving, touching, impassioned, heartfelt; see moving 2 , passionate 2 .

2. [Given to emotion]

Syn. sentimental, sensitive, warm, gushing, hysterical, demonstrative, fiery, zealous, fervent, ardent, soulful, enthusiastic, passionate, fanatic, excitable, impulsive, spontaneous, impetuous, nervous, high-strung, disturbed, agitated, excited, wrought-up, overwrought, worked up, temperamental, irrational, overemotional, histrionic, melodramatic, sentient, oversensitive, hypersensitive, maudlin, overflowing, affectionate, loving, warmhearted, tenderhearted, lachrymose, teary, sloppy*, gaga*, drooling*, icky*, wearing one's heart on one's sleeve*, mushy*, gooey*, soppy*; see also sentimental .

Ant. rational, cold*, hard.

II

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) a.

1. feeling sensitive, passionate, reactive, sentimental, sympathetic, ardent, susceptible, excitable, fervent, fiery, histrionic, temperamental.

2. moving soul-stirring, touching, poignant, heartrending, heartfelt, disturbing.

ANT.: 1. apathetic, unfeeling, impassive.

III

(Roget's Thesaurus II) adjective 1. Relating to, arising from, or appealing to the emotions: affective, emotive. See FEELINGS. 2. Readily stirred by emotion: feeling, sensitive. See FEELINGS.