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<HTML> <HEAD><TITLE>DICTIONARY: emotionable - empiecement</TITLE></HEAD> <BODY BGCOLOR="#ffffff"> <A HREF="a.dic">A</A> <A HREF="b.dic">B</A> <A HREF="c.dic">C</A> <A HREF="d.dic">D</A> <A HREF="e.dic">E</A> <A HREF="f.dic">F</A> <A HREF="g.dic">G</A> <A HREF="h.dic">H</A> <A HREF="i.dic">I</A> <A HREF="j.dic">J</A> <A HREF="k.dic">K</A> <A HREF="l.dic">L</A> <A HREF="m.dic">M</A> <A HREF="n.dic">N</A> <A HREF="o.dic">O</A> <A HREF="p.dic">P</A> <A HREF="q.dic">Q</A> <A HREF="r.dic">R</A> <A HREF="s.dic">S</A> <A HREF="t.dic">T</A> <A HREF="u.dic">U</A> <A HREF="v.dic">V</A> <A HREF="w.dic">W</A> <A HREF="x.dic">X</A> <A HREF="y.dic">Y</A> <A HREF="z.dic">Z</A> <A NAME="emotionable"> emotionable, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> easily affected by emotion; liable to emotion. </DL> <A NAME="emotional"> emotional, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. of the emotions. Ex. His constant fears show that he is suffering from a serious emotional disorder. <DD> 2. showing emotion. Ex. Her reaction to the movie was so emotional that she began to cry. <DD> 3. appealing to the emotions. Ex. The speaker made an emotional plea for money to help crippled children. (SYN) impassioned. <DD> 4. easily affected by emotion. Ex. Emotional people are likely to cry if they hear sad music or read sad stories. </DL> <A NAME="emotionalism"> emotionalism, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. the tendency to show emotion too easily. <DD> 2. emotional quality or character. <DD> 3. appeal to the emotions. </DL> <A NAME="emotionalist"> emotionalist, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. a person who is easily affected by emotion. <DD> 2. a person who appeals to the emotions in attempting to persuade others. <DD> 3. a person who bases theories of conduct on the emotions. </DL> <A NAME="emotionality"> emotionality, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> emotional quality or state. Ex. Having examined the effects of a barren early upbringing on the dogs' activity, emotionality, and intelligence, we were curious to know how it would shape their social behavior (Scientific American). </DL> <A NAME="emotionalization"> emotionalization, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the act of emotionalizing or state of being emotional. Ex. ... the oversimplification and emotionalization of issues (Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.). </DL> <A NAME="emotionalize"> emotionalize, transitive verb, -ized, -izing.<DL COMPACT><DD> to make emotional; deal with emotionally. </DL> <A NAME="emotionally"> emotionally, adverb.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. in an emotional manner. <DD> 2. with reference to the emotions. Ex. emotionally mature. </DL> <A NAME="emotionless"> emotionless, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> without emotion; devoid of feeling or passion. Ex. a cold, emotionless attitude. noun emotionlessness. </DL> <A NAME="emotive"> emotive, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. showing or causing emotion. Ex. She was in an emotive state. <DD> 2. having to do with the emotions. Ex. His cold nature forbade any emotive display. adv. emotively. noun emotiveness. </DL> <A NAME="emotivism"> emotivism, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Ethics.) the theory that moral statements express only our desires and emotions, and do not convey any knowledge or justify our preferences. </DL> <A NAME="emotivist"> emotivist, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> an advocate of emotivism. </DL> <A NAME="emotivity"> emotivity, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> emotional quality, capacity, or state. </DL> <A NAME="emp"> Emp.,<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. emperor. <DD> 2. empress. </DL> <A NAME="emp"> EMP (no periods),<DL COMPACT><DD> electromagnetic pulse. </DL> <A NAME="empale"> empale, transitive verb, -paled, -paling. =impale.</DL> <A NAME="empanada"> empanada, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a South American meat pie or turnover. </DL> <A NAME="empanel"> empanel, transitive verb, -eled, -eling or (especially British) -elled, -elling. =impanel.</DL> <A NAME="empaquetage"> empaquetage, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a work of conceptual art consisting of an object wrapped tightly in canvas or other material and tied to form a distinctive bundle or package. </DL> <A NAME="emparadise"> emparadise, transitive verb, -dised, -dising. =imparadise.</DL> <A NAME="empathetic"> empathetic, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of, characterized by, or having empathy. Ex. Alcoholics are ... empathetic to other alcoholics (Harper's). adv. empathetically. </DL> <A NAME="empathic"> empathic, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or having to do with empathy. </DL> <A NAME="empathist"> empathist, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a person who maintains rapport with others through empathy. </DL> <A NAME="empathize"> empathize, intransitive verb, -thized, -thizing.<DL COMPACT><DD> to engage in empathy; project into or identify with a person or object. Ex. Kahn recognizes this psychological problem, but he is unable to empathize with his fellow Americans who evade it because they cannot cope with it (Bulletin of Atomic Scientists). </DL> <A NAME="empathy"> empathy, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the quality or process of entering fully, through imagination, into another's feelings or motives, into the meaning of a work of art, or the like. Ex. I had even carried empathy to the point of putting on weight and approaching the General's sort of pear-shaped silhouette (New York Times). ... an art with no conflict between image and perception, an art of complete empathy and at the same time of abstraction (Atlantic). </DL> <A NAME="empennage"> empennage, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the tail assembly of an aircraft. </DL> <A NAME="emperor"> emperor, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. a man who is the ruler of an empire. Ex. Tiberius was the emperor of Rome during the life of Jesus Christ (Mary F. Gyles). (SYN) kaiser, czar. <DD> 2. a ruler who has the title of "emperor." Japan has an emperor. </DL> <A NAME="emperorfish"> emperor fish,<DL COMPACT><DD> a large, oblong, edible fish with spiny fins and vivid coloring, found in the seas around southern Japan. </DL> <A NAME="emperorgoose"> emperor goose,<DL COMPACT><DD> a bluish-gray goose with white head and tail that lives in coastal areas of Alaska and Siberia. </DL> <A NAME="emperorofjapan"> emperor of Japan, =emperor fish.</DL> <A NAME="emperorpenguin"> emperor penguin,<DL COMPACT><DD> a black-faced penguin of Antarctica, 3 feet tall and weighing about 60 pounds, the largest penguin known. </DL> <A NAME="emperorship"> emperorship, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the rank, authority, or reign of an emperor. </DL> <A NAME="empery"> empery, noun, pl. -peries.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. absolute authority. <DD> 2. the territory of an empire. </DL> <A NAME="emphasis"> emphasis, noun, pl. -ses.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. special force; stress; importance. Ex. My high school puts much emphasis on studies that prepare its students for college. For Tolman the emphasis is laid more on the organism's control of his environment, while for Hull the emphasis is on the environmental control of the organism (F. H. George). <DD> 2. special force of voice put on particular syllables, words, or phrases. Ex. In reading, our teacher puts emphasis on the most important words. A writer sometimes underlines important words for emphasis. (SYN) accent, accentuation. <DD> 3. intensity or force of expression or action. Ex. A persuasive person speaks with emphasis. </DL> <A NAME="emphasise"> emphasise, transitive verb, -sised, -sising.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Especially British.) emphasize. </DL> <A NAME="emphasize"> emphasize, transitive verb, -sized, -sizing.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. to give special force to; make important; stress. Ex. He emphasized her name by repeating it very loudly. (SYN) accentuate. <DD> 2. to call attention to. Ex. The large number of automobile accidents emphasizes the need for careful driving. </DL> <A NAME="emphasizer"> emphasizer, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a person or thing that emphasizes. </DL> <A NAME="emphatic"> emphatic, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. said or done with force or stress; strongly expressed. Ex. Her answer was an emphatic "No!" (SYN) expressive, positive, energetic. <DD> 2. speaking with force or stress; expressing oneself strongly. Ex. The emphatic speaker often pounded the table and shouted. (SYN) expressive, positive, energetic. <DD> 3. attracting attention; very noticeable; striking. Ex. The club made an emphatic success of its party. <DD> 4. (Grammar.) denoting a verbal construction that gives emphasis to the statement of the main verb. Do come and did go are emphatic forms of come and go. </DL> <A NAME="emphatically"> emphatically, adverb.<DL COMPACT><DD> in an emphatic manner; to an emphatic degree. Ex. The President spoke emphatically. (SYN) unequivocally. </DL> <A NAME="emphraxis"> emphraxis, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> an obstruction of a canal or duct, as the pores of the skin. </DL> <A NAME="emphysema"> emphysema, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. an abnormal enlargement of the air sacs in the lungs or body tissues caused by a loss of elasticity in the walls of the air sacs and a resulting inability to expel carbon dioxide. Ex. Emphysema is a condition in which the lungs overexpand and breathing becomes difficult and less effective (Science News Letter). <DD> 2. =heaves. </DL> <A NAME="emphysematous"> emphysematous, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. having to do with or like emphysema. <DD> 2. affected with emphysema. </DL> <A NAME="empiecement"> empiecement, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a piece of ornamental material inserted in a garment as a trimming. </DL> <A HREF="empire.dic">NEXT</A>