emotionality

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Recent Examples of emotionality Sensations abound, but a human audience might struggle to access the same emotionality the Ochi are supposedly able to mine from them. David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 26 Jan. 2025 The brilliant guitarist played with incredible imagination, combining a heavy guitar style with intense emotionality. Aaron Gilbreath, SPIN, 31 Dec. 2024 Choose words carefully to promote clarity and lessen emotionality. Mike McGrew, Baltimore Sun, 22 Dec. 2024 Headland's script brings more than just wit to the table; there's a raw, honest emotionality here, fleshed out characters, and thoughtful dynamics. Shania Russell, EW.com, 13 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for emotionality
Recent Examples of Synonyms for emotionality
Noun
  • That form inflects the entire movie—the contours of its dramas, the style of the performances, the earnest emotionalism—while also embodying a noteworthy conceptual vision.
    Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 20 Feb. 2025
  • That form inflects the entire movie—the contours of its dramas, the style of the performances, the earnest emotionalism—while also embodying a noteworthy conceptual vision.
    Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 20 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Creating character is not among Murphy and Robertson’s strengths, and their pivot to awkward sentimentality throws the whole negotiation into disarray.
    Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2025
  • For a lot of Black dads, specifically those of a certain generation, life dealt them an unfairly tough hand, leaving them in a constant state of survival where feelings and sentimentality could be the difference between life and death.
    Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • While there is room for some interpersonal conflict and drama between characters, this isn’t a melodrama like so many other medical dramas.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Fey, Fisher, and Wigfield are too often unwilling or unable to engage with meaningful melodrama.
    Ben Travers, IndieWire, 1 May 2025
Noun
  • But the Telugu movie that works across the country is still rooted in Indian emotions and mythology.
    Vishal Menon, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2025
  • There’s just all sorts of emotions, but overwhelmingly, gratitude.
    Nick Caruso, TVLine, 16 May 2025
Noun
  • Dependency and cathexis are also incredibly painful and difficult to extricate yourself from.
    Janey Starling, refinery29.com, 10 Apr. 2020
  • There’s a word for this loss of self in devotion: cathexis.
    Janey Starling, refinery29.com, 10 Apr. 2020

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“Emotionality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emotionality. Accessed 22 May. 2025.

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