unemotional

unemotional
index clinical, cold-blooded, controlled (restrained), dispassionate, inexpressive, insusceptible (uncaring), phlegmatic, unresponsive

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  • unemotional — 1876, from UN (Cf. un ) (1) not + emotional (see EMOTION (Cf. emotion)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • unemotional — [adj] not responsive along for the ride*, apathetic, blah*, callous, chill*, cold, coldhearted*, cool, deadpan, dispassionate, emotionless, flat, frigid, glacial, going with the flow*, hard boiled*, hard hearted*, heartless, impassive,… …   New thesaurus

  • unemotional — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not having or showing strong feelings. DERIVATIVES unemotionally adverb …   English terms dictionary

  • unemotional — [spelling only] …   English World dictionary

  • unemotional — [[t]ʌ̱nɪmo͟ʊʃən(ə)l[/t]] ADJ GRADED If you describe someone as unemotional, you mean that they do not show any feelings. British men are often seen as being reserved and unemotional... She began to read in a brisk, unemotional voice... I know it… …   English dictionary

  • unemotional — un|e|mo|tion|al [ˌʌnıˈməuʃənəl US ˈmou ] adj not showing your feelings ▪ His voice was unemotional. ▪ Zoe is normally an unemotional person …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • unemotional — adjective Date: 1876 not emotional: as a. not easily aroused or excited ; cold b. involving a minimum of emotion ; intellectual < an unemotional assessment > • unemotionally adverb …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • unemotional — adjective a) Showing little or no feeling An unemotional person b) Reasoned and objective, involving reason or intellect rather than feelings Syn: dispassionate Ant: p …   Wiktionary

  • unemotional — adj. Unemotional is used with these nouns: ↑voice …   Collocations dictionary

  • unemotional — un|e|mo|tion|al [ ,ʌnı mouʃənl ] adjective not showing any feelings: My father was a remote and unemotional man. ╾ un|e|mo|tion|al|ly adverb …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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