affectivity
/ˌæfɛkˈtɪvɪti/
affectivity noun: an ability to experience affects: feelings, emotions, judgement, motivations, etc.
Noun
affectivity (countable and uncountable, plural affectivities)
- An ability to experience affects: feelings, emotions, judgement, motivations, etc.
- At the same time, the kinds of affectivities evoked in us, such as fear and gratitude, also depend partly on how we envision and interpret the objects in question.
affectivity meaning in Tamil, Urdu and Indonesian
affectivity in Tamil
- உணர்ச்சி மறிவினை
affectivity in Urdu
- تاثریت, جذباتیت
affectivity in Indonesian
- ability to experience affects
- afektivitas
Forms of affectivity
| plural | affectivities |
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Origin of affectivity
From affective + -ity.
Words formed from affectivity
Words that rhyme with affectivity
- nativity
- activity
- privity
- relativity
- normativity
- binormativity
- hectivity
- homonormativity
- snacktivity
- transnormativity
- allonormativity
- cisheteronormativity
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Questions about affectivity
- What does affectivity mean?
- Affectivity means an ability to experience affects: feelings, emotions, judgement, motivations, etc.
- What is affectivity in Tamil?
- Affectivity in Tamil is உணர்ச்சி மறிவினை. See Affectivity meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is affectivity?
- Affectivity is a noun.
- How do you pronounce affectivity?
- Affectivity is pronounced /ˌæfɛkˈtɪvɪti/.
- What is the plural of affectivity?
- The plural of affectivity is affectivities.
Words near affectivity in the dictionary
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