What does emotive mean?
Emotive means Of or relating to emotion..
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/ɪˈməʊtɪv/ · adjective
Of or relating to emotion..
He was the kind of man to whom some human object for pouring out his heart upon—were it emotive or were it choleric—was almost a necessity.
Use emotive when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Emotive means Of or relating to emotion..
Common synonyms include emotional, affective, affectional.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
He was the kind of man to whom some human object for pouring out his heart upon—were it emotive or were it choleric—was almost a necessity.
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