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emotionlike

adj

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁-der. Proto-Italic *moweō Latin moveō Latin ēmoveō Vulgar Latin *exmovēre Old French esmovoir Middle French esmouvoir Middle French emotionbor. English emotion Proto-Indo-European *leyg- Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English emotionlike From emotion + -like.

  1. derived from *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English emotionlike From emotion + -like✻
  2. derived from emotion Proto-Indo-European *leyg- Proto-Germanic *līkąder
  3. derived from *moweō Latin moveō Latin ēmoveō Vulgar Latin *exmovēre Old French esmovoir Middle French esmouvoir Middle French emotionbor✻

Definitions

  1. Resembling or characteristic of emotion.

    • On the other hand, we have emotionlike experiences (such as slight irritation or boredom) almost all of the time.
    • These aspects of emotion—expressive behavior, physiological process—have parallels in the emotionlike behaviors of other species. Yet human emotion is also unique, and shaped by language[…]

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