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Definition of Emotionalism
1. Noun. Emotional nature or quality.
Generic synonyms: Trait
Specialized synonyms: Drama, Demonstrativeness, Affectionateness, Fondness, Lovingness, Warmth, Drippiness, Mawkishness, Mushiness, Sentimentality, Sloppiness, Soupiness, Heat, Passion, Warmth, Temperament, Excitability, Excitableness, Volatility
Attributes: Emotional, Unemotional, Hot, Cold, Warm, Cool
Derivative terms: Emotional, Emotional, Emotional, Emotional
Antonyms: Unemotionality
Definition of Emotionalism
1. n. The cultivation of an emotional state of mind; tendency to regard things in an emotional manner.
Definition of Emotionalism
1. Noun. The cultivation of an emotional state of mind; tendency to regard things in an emotional manner. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Emotionalism
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Emotionalism
Literary usage of Emotionalism
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Psychoneuroses and Their Treatment by Psychotherapy by E. Gauckler (1915)
"As a matter of fact the clinical study of psychoneuroses brings us face to face
with patients whose emotionalism is peculiarly exaggerated and progressively ..."
2. The æsthetic Attitude by Herbert Sidney Langfeld (1920)
"INTELLECTUALISM VERSUS emotionalism The intellectual side of appreciation has
been as frequently over-emphasized as has been the emotional, which fact has ..."
3. The Higher Aspect of Nursing by Gertrude Harding (1919)
"emotionalism is the yielding of the individual to his emotions in such manner as
to cultivate them. ... emotionalism most frequently is found in women. ..."
4. The Great Psychological Crime: The Destructive Principle of Nature in by John Emmett Richardson, Florence Chance Huntley (1902)
"It follows with irresistible logic that emotionalism is not only a question ...
This brings us naturally to the specific subject of religious emotionalism. ..."
5. A Textbook in the History of Modern Elementary Education: With Emphasis on by Samuel Chester Parker (1912)
"Rousseau's emotionalism the antithesis of Puritan repression. — It is evident
that Rousseau's life and his standards of living were the direct antithesis of ..."
6. The Void of War: Letters from Three Fronts by Reginald John Farrer (1918)
"emotionalism Some people come out here elaborately predetermined to feel all the
expected, proper, preconceived emotions. They wander about so deliberately ..."
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