affecting, poignant, touching(adj)
"the homecoming of the released hostages was an affecting scene"; "poignant grief cannot endure forever"; "his gratitude was simple and touching"
Producing strong feelings and emotions.
moving the emotions; fitted to excite the emotions; pathetic; touching; as, an affecting address; an affecting sight
affected; given to false show
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Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'affecting' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4721
The numerical value of affecting in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
The numerical value of affecting in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Sample Sentences & Example Usage
So many people realize this is a problem. This is disproportionally affecting black men and women.
You couldn't be that good and not know it, somewhere in your secret heart, however much you'd been abused into affecting public humility.
Advertising is the most potent influence in adapting and changing the habits and modes of life affecting what we eat, what we wear, and the work and play of a whole nation.
Although the constant shadow of certain death looms over everyday, the pleasures and joys of life can be so fine and affecting that the heart is nearly stilled in astonishment.
We've talked to some biologists and we feel it's probably affecting the health of the whales, affecting their ability to feed so we just want to make sure that the whales are safe out there and keep everybody safe here.
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