affecting (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *affecting*:
ADJECTIVE	all	affecting, poignant, touching	arousing affect

affecting > pronunciation
Sounds	ahfeh'ktihng
Rhymes	abducting ... zoning: 2044 rhymes with ihng...

English > *affecting*: 1 sense > adjective 1
Meaning	Arousing affect.
Example	"the homecoming of the released hostages was an affecting scene"
Synonyms	poignant, touching
Broader	moving	Arousing or capable of arousing deep emotion
Spanish	conmovedor, emotivo
Catalan	commovedor, emotiu
Adverbs	affectingly	in a poignant or touching manner

HyperDic: affecting