Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unemotional

/ˌʌnimˈoʊʃənəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.33 in modern English

Syllables: un-emo-tion-al
IPA: /ˌʌnimˈoʊʃənəl/

13

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Showing little or no feeling.

adj

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

Example Sentences

"an unemotional person"
"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."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *m(y)owh₁éyeti Proto-Italic *moweō Latin moveō Latin ēmoveō Vulgar Latin *exmovēre Old French esmovoir Middle French esmouvoir Middle French emotionbor. English emotion English -al English emotional English unemotional From un- + emotional.

Inflected Forms

more unemotional (comparative) most unemotional (superlative)

Derived Forms

unemotionalism unemotionally unemotionalness

Synonyms

clinical dispassionate alexithymic apathistical dull phlegmatic cold-blooded cold-hearted dead inside emotionless immovable impassible

Antonyms

passionate

Rhymes With

emotional promotional devotional notional

Questions

How do you pronounce unemotional?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌʌnimˈoʊʃənəl/.
What does unemotional mean?: Showing little or no feeling.
Where does unemotional come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *m(y)owh₁éyeti Proto-Italic *moweō Latin moveō Latin ēmoveō Vulgar Latin *exmovēre Old French esmovoir Middle French esmouvoir Middle French emotionbor. English emotion English -al English emotional English unemotional From un- + emotional.

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