AFFECTIVE


Meaning of AFFECTIVE in English

(ˈ)a|fektiv, əˈf-, -ēv adjective

Etymology: Middle French affectif (from Latin affectus disposition, affection + Middle French -if -ive) & German affektiv, from affekt emotion (from Latin affectus ) + German -iv -ive — more at affect

1. : relating to, arising from, or influencing feelings or emotions : emotional

sacrificing physical life and affective life to mental life — Aldous Huxley

2. : expressing emotion

affective language

the affective force of a diminutive suffix

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.