Meaning & Definition of Unemotional in English

Detailed Definitions

• Definition: Not exhibiting emotions or feelings.

  Example Sentence: His unemotional response to her news surprised everyone.

• Definition: Indifferent or unaffected by emotional matters.

  Example Sentence: She maintained an unemotional demeanor throughout the trial.

Etymology

Origin: From the prefix 'un-' meaning 'not' + 'emotional' from 'emotion'.

Synonyms

Common Phrases and Expressions

• keep a stiff upper lip: to remain calm and not show emotions in difficult situations
• bottle up emotions: to hide or suppress feelings instead of expressing them
• have a heart of stone: to be emotionally unresponsive or unfeeling

Translations

• Spanish: poco emocional

• French: sans émotion

• German: unemotional

• Russian: безэмоциональный

Related Words

• stoicism: the endurance of pain or hardship without the display of feelings and without complaint.

• indifference: lack of interest, concern, or sympathy.

Slang Meanings of unemotional

• Meaning: cold fish

  Example Sentence: He’s such a cold fish; he never shows any feelings.

• Meaning: stone-faced

  Example Sentence: She remained stone-faced even after hearing the shocking news.