French Conversation · Level 42
75 words
French word
émotionnel
Pronunciation
IPA/emosjonɛl/
Meaning
- adjectiveemotional
Example
Il devient parfois émotionnel quand il regarde un film triste.
He sometimes becomes emotional when he watches a sad movie.
More examples
Sa réponse émotionnelle a surpris tout le monde.
Her emotional response surprised everyone.
Core concept
Feeling rising to the surface and shaping a person's response to a scene or event.
Common phrases
lien émotionnel
emotional connection
réponse émotionnelle
emotional response
Similar words
émotif: Easily stirred to strong feelings and prone to crying or anger.
sensible: Easily affected by outside influences, words, or events.
expressif: Clearly conveys feelings or thoughts through facial expressions and voice.
sentimental: Easily moved by the past or memories and prone to sentimentality.
Definition in French
Qui implique ou suscite des émotions chez une personne ; souvent employé pour décrire une réaction affective.
Word origin
French émotionnel is formed from émotion with the adjectival suffix -nel, while émotion ultimately derives from Latin emovere, meaning 'to move out'.
Usage tips
- Émotionnel agrees in gender and number, giving émotionnelle, émotionnels, and émotionnelles alongside the masculine singular form.
Other meanings
- sentimentaladjective
Opposites
- rationnelrationaladjective
Related words
- émotionnellementemotionallyadverb