affectivity

noun

af·​fec·​tiv·​i·​ty ˌa-ˌfek-ˈti-və-tē also ə- 

plural -es

: ability to feel emotions : the division of mental life and activity relating to the emotions : emotion

Word History

Etymology

affective + -ity

First Known Use

1854, in the meaning defined above

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Rhymes for affectivity

• absorptivity
• collectivity
• conductivity
• connectivity
• corrosivity
• creativity
• diffusivity
• directivity
• effectivity
• emissivity
• exclusivity
• expressivity