Definition of unemotional Unemotional

/ʌˌnimowˈʃʌnʌl/ - [uneemowshunul] - un•e•mo•tion•al

We found 5 definitions of unemotional from 3 different sources.

Advertising

What does unemotional mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Adjective

unemotional - unsusceptible to or destitute of or showing no emotion
  emotional of more than usual emotion; "his behavior was highly emotional"
  cool marked by calm self-control (especially in trying circumstances); unemotional; "play it cool"; "keep cool"; "stayed coolheaded in the crisis"; "the most nerveless winner in the history of the tournament"
  passionless not passionate; "passionless observation of human nature"
  unmoved, unaffected, untouched emotionally unmoved; "always appeared completely unmoved and imperturbable"
  unmoving not arousing emotions
  emotionalism, emotionality emotional nature or quality
  chilly not characterized by emotion; "a female form in marble--a chilly but ideal medium for depicting abstract virtues"-C.W.Cunningham
  dry practicing complete abstinence from alcoholic beverages; "he's been dry for ten years"; "no thank you; I happen to be teetotal"
  stolid, impassive having or revealing little emotion or sensibility; not easily aroused or excited; "her impassive remoteness"; "he remained impassive, showing neither interest in nor concern for our plight"- Nordhoff & Hall; "a silent stolid creature who took it all as a matter of course"-Virginia Woolf; "her face showed nothing but stolid indifference"
  philosophic, philosophical of or relating to philosophy or philosophers; "philosophical writing"; "a considerable knowledge of philosophical terminology"
  phlegmatic, phlegmatical showing little emotion; "a phlegmatic...and certainly undemonstrative man"
  stoical, stoic seeming unaffected by pleasure or pain; impassive; "stoic courage"; "stoic patience"; "a stoical sufferer"
unemotional - cool and formal in manner
  restrained, reticent
= synonym
= antonym
= related word

Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • unemotional (Adjective)
    Showing little or no feeling.
  • unemotional (Adjective)
    Reasoned and objective, involving reason or intellect rather than feelings.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • unemotional
    un-ē-mō′shun-al, adj. not emotional, not readily giving way to feeling or causing emotion.—adv. Unemō′tionally.—adj. Unemō′tioned, impassive

Pronunciation

Word frequency

Unemotional is...

40% Complete
Very rare
Rare
Normal
Common
Very Common
33% Complete
Rare
Normal
Common

Sign Language

unemotional in sign language
Sign language - letter U Sign language - letter U Sign language - letter N Sign language - letter N Sign language - letter E Sign language - letter E Sign language - letter M Sign language - letter M Sign language - letter O Sign language - letter O Sign language - letter T Sign language - letter T Sign language - letter I Sign language - letter I Sign language - letter O Sign language - letter O Sign language - letter N Sign language - letter N Sign language - letter A Sign language - letter A Sign language - letter L Sign language - letter L