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Antonyms for emotional

Grammar : Adj
Spell : ih-moh-shuh-nl
Phonetic Transcription : ɪˈmoʊ ʃə nl

Definition of emotional

Origin :
  • 1821, "pertaining to emotion," from emotion + -al (1). Meaning "liable to emotions" attested by 1857. Related: Emotionally. Emotional intelligence coined by mid-1960s, popular from mid-1980s.
  • adj demonstrative about feelings
Example sentences :
  • As we should say to-day, he was too emotional, and lived on his nerves.
  • Extract from : « The Man Shakespeare » by Frank Harris
  • New Yorkers aren't like our whole-souled, emotional Western folks.
  • Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark
  • The only thing that matters to us is the emotional state of the masses.
  • Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
  • His emotional nature had never, as yet, been deeply stirred.
  • Extract from : « The Inn at the Red Oak » by Latta Griswold
  • We are careless of form and type, yet we crave the emotional stimulus.
  • Extract from : « The American Mind » by Bliss Perry
  • Must we regard this emotional endowment of woman as permanent or alterable?
  • Extract from : « The Truth About Woman » by C. Gasquoine Hartley
  • "You are neither an inquisitive nor an emotional person," Wrayson said.
  • Extract from : « The Avenger » by E. Phillips Oppenheim
  • That gentle, docile, emotional little sheep was not a Seguin, she often remarked.
  • Extract from : « Fruitfulness » by Emile Zola
  • An emotional program can be presented and accepted immediately.
  • Extract from : « Pariah Planet » by Murray Leinster
  • He must never be bothered with emotional talk, or with a display of sympathy.
  • Extract from : « Howards End » by E. M. Forster

Synonyms for emotional

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