About The Word Affecting
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Affecting
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What's The Definition Of Affecting?
[adj] arousing affect; "the homecoming of the released hostages was an affecting scene"; "poignant grief cannot endure forever"; "his gratitude was simple and touching"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Affecting: moving | poignant | touching Related Terms | Find terms related to Affecting: afflictive | bitter | bleak | cheerless | comfortless | deplorable | depressing | depressive | discomforting | dismal | dismaying | distressful | distressing | disturbing | doleful | dolorific | dolorogenic | dolorous | dreary | emotive | grievous | heartrending | impressive | joyless | lamentable | mournful | moving | painful | pathetic | piteous | pitiable | pitiful | poignant | regrettable | rueful | sad | saddening | sharp | sore | sorrowful | touching | troubling | uncomfortable | woebegone | woeful | wretched See Also | Affecting In Webster's Dictionary \Af*fect"ing\, a.
1. Moving the emotions; fitted to excite the emotions;
pathetic; touching; as, an affecting address; an affecting
sight.
The most affecting music is generally the most
simple. --Mitford.
2. Affected; given to false show. [Obs.]
A drawling; affecting rouge. --Shak.
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