Synonyms of emotion

It isn’t always easy to describe your feelings, but learning the vocabulary of emotions can help. According to the model developed by psychologist Paul Ekman, humans have six basic emotions: • • • • • • But, much like happiness/happy The first basic emotion is happiness, “the quality or state of being Happy means “characterized by or indicative of pleasure, contentment, or joy.” In other words: good vibes. Happy is an adjective, and happiness is a noun. Many emotional states have both an adjective and noun form. When possible, we have provided both. Other synonyms for happiness or happy are: • • • • • • One example of a sophisticated synonym for happiness is euphoria, “a state of intense happiness and self-confidence.” The adjectival form of this word is euphoric. If you are substituting a basic term like happiness or happy in a sentence with a more sophisticated one like euphoria or euphoric, you will want to make sure that you use the same part of speech in each. For example: • I was always happy on Christmas morning. (adjective) • I was always euphoric on Christmas morning. (adjective) • The crowd erupted in cheers of happiness. (noun) • The crowd erupted in cheers of euphoria. (noun) sadness/sad The second major emotion is a bit of a downer: sadness, also known as sorrow. The adjectival form of sadness is sad comes from the Old English sæd, which once meant “sated, full.” Too much of a good thing, maybe. Other synonyms for sadness or sad are: • • • • • • • (the) • fear...

/ɛˈməʊʃənəl/ If it has anything to do with feelings like happiness or anger, then consider it emotional. A co-worker who cries at the drop of a hat is overly emotional. If someone says "Stop being so emotional!" they're telling you to calm down because your feelings are out of control. When you're emotional, you're feeling lots of feelings, or emotions: happy, sad, afraid, lonely, mad. An emotional speech makes you stand up and cheer. An emotional movie tugs on your heartstrings. The opposite of emotional is logical: logical things have more to do with your head, while emotional things are all about your heart. IXL Comprehensive K-12 personalized learning Rosetta Stone Immersive learning for 25 languages Wyzant Trusted tutors for 300 subjects Education.com 35,000 worksheets, games, and lesson plans TPT Marketplace for millions of educator-created resources ABCya Fun educational games for kids SpanishDict Spanish-English dictionary, translator, and learning Emmersion Fast and accurate language certification Copyright © 2023 Vocabulary.com, Inc., a division of IXL Learning • All Rights Reserved. • Log Out • My Learning • My Proficiency Report • My Profile • Schools & Teachers • My Classes • My SAT Roadmap • My TOEFL Roadmap • My ACT Roadmap • My GRE Roadmap • Assignments & Activities • My Lists • Find a List to Learn... • Create a New List... • My Progress • Words I'm Learning • My Trouble Words • Words I've Mastered • My Achievements • User Administration • User Authenticat...

/ɛˈməʊʃənəl/ If it has anything to do with feelings like happiness or anger, then consider it emotional. A co-worker who cries at the drop of a hat is overly emotional. If someone says "Stop being so emotional!" they're telling you to calm down because your feelings are out of control. When you're emotional, you're feeling lots of feelings, or emotions: happy, sad, afraid, lonely, mad. An emotional speech makes you stand up and cheer. An emotional movie tugs on your heartstrings. The opposite of emotional is logical: logical things have more to do with your head, while emotional things are all about your heart. IXL Comprehensive K-12 personalized learning Rosetta Stone Immersive learning for 25 languages Wyzant Trusted tutors for 300 subjects Education.com 35,000 worksheets, games, and lesson plans TPT Marketplace for millions of educator-created resources ABCya Fun educational games for kids SpanishDict Spanish-English dictionary, translator, and learning Emmersion Fast and accurate language certification Copyright © 2023 Vocabulary.com, Inc., a division of IXL Learning • All Rights Reserved. • Log Out • My Learning • My Proficiency Report • My Profile • Schools & Teachers • My Classes • My SAT Roadmap • My TOEFL Roadmap • My ACT Roadmap • My GRE Roadmap • Assignments & Activities • My Lists • Find a List to Learn... • Create a New List... • My Progress • Words I'm Learning • My Trouble Words • Words I've Mastered • My Achievements • User Administration • User Authenticat...

It isn’t always easy to describe your feelings, but learning the vocabulary of emotions can help. According to the model developed by psychologist Paul Ekman, humans have six basic emotions: • • • • • • But, much like happiness/happy The first basic emotion is happiness, “the quality or state of being Happy means “characterized by or indicative of pleasure, contentment, or joy.” In other words: good vibes. Happy is an adjective, and happiness is a noun. Many emotional states have both an adjective and noun form. When possible, we have provided both. Other synonyms for happiness or happy are: • • • • • • One example of a sophisticated synonym for happiness is euphoria, “a state of intense happiness and self-confidence.” The adjectival form of this word is euphoric. If you are substituting a basic term like happiness or happy in a sentence with a more sophisticated one like euphoria or euphoric, you will want to make sure that you use the same part of speech in each. For example: • I was always happy on Christmas morning. (adjective) • I was always euphoric on Christmas morning. (adjective) • The crowd erupted in cheers of happiness. (noun) • The crowd erupted in cheers of euphoria. (noun) sadness/sad The second major emotion is a bit of a downer: sadness, also known as sorrow. The adjectival form of sadness is sad comes from the Old English sæd, which once meant “sated, full.” Too much of a good thing, maybe. Other synonyms for sadness or sad are: • • • • • • • (the) • fear...