Added 9 October 2026
affective
/əˈfɛktɪv/ adjective
Latin root: affectivus Wiktionary
adjective Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about affective at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- Characterized by emotion.
Origin
From Medieval Latin affectivus, from Latin affectus, past participle of afficere (“to affect”). By surface analysis, affect + -ive.
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