emotionateadj.
/ᵻˈməʊʃn̩ət/, /ᵻˈməʊʃənət/, U.S. /əˈmoʊʃ(ə)nət/, /iˈmoʊʃ(ə)nət/ Now rare.
Emotional.
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the mind > emotion > aspects of emotion > capacity for emotion > [adjective] > easily affected by emotion
emotional1821
emotionate1824
emotive1843
emotionable1860
1824 J. Gilchrist Etymol. Interpreter 88 We are essentially sentimental and emotionate.
1874 J. Le Conte Relig. & Sci. (1875) iv. 75 The very form and the rhythm are absolutely necessary to the emotionate effect.
1903 J. M. French Text-bk. Pract. Med. ii. x. 647 The patient becomes emotionate and neurasthenic.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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