Følelsesmessige

Følelsesmessige is an adjective form in Norwegian used to describe things related to feelings or emotional states. The base form følelse means "feeling," and the suffix -messig indicates a relation to or characteristic of something. The term is commonly employed in psychology, sociology, and everyday language to discuss emotion, affect, mood, and related processes.

In Bokmål, adjectives agree with the noun they modify in number and definiteness. The plural form is følelse sm essige, as in følelsesmessige reaksjoner (emotional reactions). In the singular, the form Følelsesmessig is used, for example en følelsesmessig reaksjon or et følelsesmessig utslag, depending on the gender and definiteness of the noun. The term can appear in both attributive and predicative positions, for instance, en følelsesmessig opplevelse or reaksjonen var følelsesmessig.

The word is often contrasted with borrowed or newer terms such as emosjonell, which also means "emotional" but may be more common in certain contexts influenced by English. Følelsesmessige is therefore a versatile, native Norwegian option for discussing affective dimensions without defaulting to loanwords. In academic and clinical contexts, related phrases include følelsesregulering (emotional regulation), følelsesliv (emotional life), and følelsesmessige tilstander (emotional states).

See also: følelser, emosjon, affekt, følelsesregulering, følelsesliv.