Relating to feelings such as happiness, anger, fear, or sadness. It can also describe someone who shows their feelings strongly or easily.
From 'emotion' plus the adjective suffix '-al.' 'Emotion' comes from French 'émotion' (agitation, excitement), from Old French 'émouvoir' (to stir up), from Latin 'emovere' (to move out, disturb), from 'e-' (out) + 'movere' (to move). The core idea is being moved inwardly.
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