(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