unemotional

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's nothing serious and I feel quite unemotional about it.

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Derived words:
unemotionally ADV-GRADED ADV after v

`I'd like to have their names,' said Johnson unemotionally...

McKinnon looked at him unemotionally.


English dictionary. 2008.

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

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

  • unemotional — [spelling only] …   English World dictionary

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  • 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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