/ Dictionary / Index E emotive: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: e•mo•tive Pronunciation: (i-mō'tiv), [key] — adj. characterized by or pertaining to emotion: the emotive and rational capacities of humankind. productive of or directed toward the emotions: Artistic distortion is often an emotive use of form. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: emotive (Thesaurus) emotionalize emotive meaning Related Content Daily Word Quiz: soporific Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language