emocionante

/emoθjoˈnante/ · B1 · adj

exciting

🎢 emocion + ante = emotion-making: it stirs emotion, touching or exciting

From emoción (emotion), from Latin emovere, to move out or stir up. The -ante ending works like English -ing, so emocionante means emotion-stirring. It covers both a moving film and a thrilling match.

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