Unemotional

adj

adj ·5 syllables ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Showing little or no feeling.

    "an unemotional person"

  2. 2
    Reasoned and objective, involving reason or intellect rather than feelings.

    "On a side note, I would like to also point out that when Mike was asked about what to do about a losing position, he replied that the trader must analyze the situation and make an unemotional decision."

Adjective
  1. 1
    cool and formal in manner wordnet
  2. 2
    unsusceptible to or destitute of or showing no emotion wordnet

Synonyms

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chillydispassionateimpassiveclinicalaffectlessalexithymic

Example

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"Callous, unemotional children can sometimes become adult sociopaths."

Etymology

From un- + emotional.

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