Emotional Responses: English Vocabulary List

bringing about strong emotions, often causing feelings of sympathy or warmth

"The story is touching."

"The touching reunion between the soldier and his dog was captured on video and millions of people watched it online."

causing great happiness

"The celebration was joyful."

"The joyful children ran through the sprinklers on the hot summer day and laughed uncontrollably with happiness."

experiencing or expressing sadness or a general sense of unhappiness

"The weather is gloomy."

"The gloomy weather matched her mood because she was sad about moving away from her best friend."