affectual
/əˈfɛktʃʊəl/ /əˈfɛktʃ(ʊ)l/ /əˈfɛktjʊəl/adjective
Sociology and Psychology. Of, relating to, or characterized by feelings, emotion, or mood.
Origin
Late 15th century (in an earlier sense). From Anglo-Norman and Middle French affectuel ardent, eager and its etymon post-classical Latin affectualis concerned with or appealing to the emotions, heart-stirring from classical Latin affectus + -ālis. Apparently re-formed in 20th cent. from classical Latin affectus affect + -al. Compare earlier affectually.
- social control
- social cost
- social credit
- Social Crediter
- Social Creditist
- Social Creditor
- social cycle
- social Darwinism
- social Darwinist
- social democracy
- social democrat
- social democratic
- Social Democratic and Labour Party
- Social Democratic Party
- social deprivation
- social dialect
- social dialectologist
- social dialectology
- social differentiation
- social disease
- social disorganization
- social distance
- social distance scale
- social document
- social drink