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unemotional

unemotional

11 4.4
Not showing strong feelings
  • adjective
  • /ˌʌnɪˈmoʊʃənl/
translation icon : desapasionado
  • During the meeting, she remained unemotional, calmly presenting the facts without letting her feelings show.
  • unemotional behavior
  • unemotional debate
  • decent and unemotional

Family was a little bit, I would say maybe unemotional, kind of kept to ourselves.

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Examples

  • Again, the interaction was limited, unemotional, and matter-of-fact.

    Academic text (1998)
  • Then he listened to what he was given: the unemotional account of a disaster.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • Family was a little bit, I would say maybe unemotional, kind of kept to ourselves.

  • So for me, I have this funny, very unemotional thing, right?

  • One's duty is to be unemotional, to be objective, but one's duty, I think, is to remain human in the exercise.

  • People with this learning style tend to be unemotional and concern themselves with things rather than with people.

    Academic text (1996)
  • So, you know, one of the keys to successful investing is to either be unemotional or at minimum act like you are.

  • But if you want to talk about it, I mean, really talk about it, I would prefer to have an unemotional, rational conversation.

  • Remember, a psychiatrist is objective, unemotional.

  • Thus, talk about science that is unemotional, detached, and unbiased has been recognized and rewarded in academic settings.

    Academic text (2004)

Synonyms

clinical
vsunemotional
32 6.5

Not showing emotion or personal involvement

is calm and not affected emotionally rather than formally detached or technical
apathetic
vsunemotional
24 6.8

Not showing much interest or energy

is calm and not emotionally affected rather than being indifferent or uncaring
nonchalant
vsunemotional
15 7.5

Calm and relaxed, not showing that you are worried

is calm without suggesting indifference or lack of interest in situations
expressionless
vsunemotional
11 4.4

Having a face or way of acting that shows no feeling

is calm and not emotionally moved rather than only having a blank face
impassive
vsunemotional
11 7.1

Not showing any feeling on the face or in the voice

is calm and not affected rather than only having no outward expression
emotionless
vsunemotional
11 5.5

Not showing feelings on the face or in the voice

is calm and not affected by strong feelings rather than utterly without feeling
unmoved
vsunemotional
8 5.1

Not showing strong feelings or any visible reaction

is calm generally rather than specifically unshaken by events
imperturbable
vsunemotional
2 8.1

Not easily upset or worried, even in difficult situations

is calm but less absolute about never becoming upset or disturbed
poker-faced
vsunemotional
  • Informal
1 6.9

Not showing emotion to hide thoughts or feelings

is calm naturally and not emotional rather than purposely hiding feelings
inexpressive
vsunemotional
1 5.5

Having little feeling in the face or voice

is calm and not emotionally stirred rather than focused on expression limits
affectless
vsunemotional
1 9.3

A person who shows no emotion in the face or voice

is calm and not affected rather than simply showing no outward warmth
nonreactive
vsunemotional
1 5.3

Someone or something that shows no response when something happens

is calm and not affected by strong feelings rather than having zero responses
cold-eyed
vsunemotional
1 7.6

Not showing strong feeling when judging something

is calm and not emotionally affected rather than focusing on objective judgment
unimpassioned
vsunemotional
1 7.4

Calm and not showing strong feelings

is calm and not strongly emotional rather than primarily reasonable
unhysterical
vsunemotional
1 6.8

Calm and not showing strong or out of control feelings in a stressful situation

is calm in general rather than only avoiding emotional extremes
impassible
vsunemotional
8.3

Not showing any emotion on the face

is calm and not emotionally swayed rather than merely lacking display
unexpressive
vsunemotional
5.5

A person or thing that shows very little feeling in the face and voice

is calm and not affected rather than mainly about low outward expression
nonexpressive
vsunemotional
7.0

Showing no feelings on the face or in actions

is calm and not emotionally affected rather than only unclear in outward display
undemonstrative
vsunemotional
7.6

Does not show feelings openly to other people

is calm and not affected emotionally rather than choosing restraint in public
restrained
vsunemotional
5.3

Calm and controlled, not strong or showy

is calm because it lacks strong emotional reaction rather than being self controlled

Antonyms

535 2.1

Showing strong feelings that are easy to see

329 2.8

Having very strong feelings about something

How Emotional

passionate
329 2.8
emotional
535 2.1
calm
735 1.0
unemotional
11 4.4
impassive
11 7.1

Surface Forms

unemotional positive
unemotionaler comparative
unemotionalest superlative

Morphology

unemotional = emotional (transparent) = un + emotion + al

The prefix 'un-' straightforwardly negates the adjective 'emotional', yielding the meaning 'not emotional'.

Etymology

Unemotional starts with un- 'not' and contains emotion, which comes from an old Latin word meaning 'to move' and is the same root as motion or 'move'. So an unemotional person is 'not moved' by feelings, which is why the word means calm and not showing strong emotion.