/ Dictionary / Index A affective: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: af•fec•tive Pronunciation: (af'ek-tiv), [key] — adj. of, caused by, or expressing emotion or feeling; emotional. causing emotion or feeling. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: affective (Thesaurus) affectionate affective disorder Related Content Daily Word Quiz: sinister Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language