| Affective 1. (a.) Tending to affect; affecting. 2. (a.) Pertaining to or exciting emotion; affectionate; emotional. Thesaurus Entries affective, appealing, apprehension, arrestation, arrestment, attractive, conspicuous, dazzling, detention, electrifying, enchanting, extraordinary, fascinating, impressive, marked, moving, nab, outstanding, pickup, pinch, pointed, prominent, remarkable, salient, shocking, signal, striking, stunning, surprising, touching |