emocional

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Central) [ə.mu.si.uˈnal]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ə.mo.si.oˈnal]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [e.mo.si.oˈnal]

Adjective

emocional m or f (masculine and feminine plural emocionals)

1. emotional

Derived terms

• intel·ligència emocional

Related terms

• emoció

Further reading

• “emocional”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Occitan

Adjective

emocional m (feminine singular emocionala, masculine plural emocionals, feminine plural emocionalas)

1. emotional (of or relating to the emotions)

Related terms

• emocion

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /e.mo.si.oˈnaw/ [e.mo.si.oˈnaʊ̯], (faster) /e.mo.sjoˈnaw/ [e.mo.sjoˈnaʊ̯]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /i.mu.sjuˈnal/ [i.mu.sjuˈnaɫ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /i.mu.sjuˈnal/ [i.mu.sjuˈnaɫ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /i.mu.sjuˈna.li/

• Rhymes: -al, -aw
• Hyphenation: e‧mo‧ci‧o‧nal

Adjective

emocional m or f (plural emocionais)

1. emotional (of or relating to the emotions)

   Synonym: emotivo

2. emotional (characterised by emotion)

   Synonyms: emotivo, emocionado

3. emotional (determined by emotion rather than reason)

   Synonym: emotivo

4. emotional (appealing to or arousing emotion)

   Synonym: comovente

Further reading

• “emocional”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “emocional”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

French émotionbor.

Spanish emoción

Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-

Proto-Indo-European *-is

Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.?

Proto-Italic *-ālis

Latin -ālis

Spanish -al

Spanish emocional

From emoción + -al.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /emoθjoˈnal/ [e.mo.θjoˈnal] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• IPA^(key): /emosjoˈnal/ [e.mo.sjoˈnal] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: e‧mo‧cio‧nal

Adjective

emocional m or f (masculine and feminine plural emocionales)

1. emotional

   Synonym: emotivo

Derived terms

• chantaje emocional
• emocionalmente
• inteligencia emocional
• trabajo emocional

Related terms

• emoción
• emocionar

Further reading

• “emocional”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025