emotionality

noun

emo·​tion·​al·​i·​ty i-ˌmō-shə-ˈna-lə-tē 

: the quality or state of being emotional or highly emotional

And I would have grasped that emotionality at the workplace is not a female issue—men and women are equally driven by it, even if the emotions are sometimes expressed differently.

—Anne Kreamer

Spock was torn between the emotionality of his human side and a Vulcan's zealous commitment to logic.

—Liam Stack

Sinéad O'Connor's trademark is a searing emotionality reminiscent of James Dean. Her piercing eyes stare unrelentingly at the audience as she shares personal loss in a song written by Prince.

—Timothy Carlson

Examples of emotionality in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Getty Images In the study, researchers crafted job adverts that called for a candidate high in one of six personality factors including honesty-humility, emotionality, extroversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, and openness to experience. —Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025

But the semi-romance that should elevate the plot to a higher level of emotionality has, instead, the opposite effect. —Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 30 Aug. 2025

Still, the show’s raw and provocative emotionality is worth sitting with. —Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 1 Aug. 2025

The negative emotionality is over a long period of time to get them to a breaking point to act out. —Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 20 July 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1842, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing emotionality

• hyper-emotionality

Rhymes for emotionality

• bisexuality
• collegiality
• conditionality
• congeniality
• conventionality
• conviviality
• dimensionality
• directionality
• essentiality
• eventuality
• grammaticality
• impartiality