unemotional

adjective

un·​emo·​tion·​al
ˌən-i-ˈmō-sh(ə-)nəl
 How to pronounce unemotional (audio)
: not emotional: such as
a
: not easily aroused or excited : cold
b
: involving a minimum of emotion : intellectual
an unemotional assessment
unemotionally adverb

Examples of unemotional in a Sentence

He was a cold and unemotional person. a surprisingly unemotional expression for someone who was just informed that his wife was missing
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The infamously monotone and unemotional Young behind the green. Brody Miller, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025 Inadequate manager preparation: Many managers receive little to no training on how to handle layoff conversations with sensitivity, often defaulting to brief, unemotional exchanges that feel insulting to departing employees. Caroline Castrillon, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025 Up until the 17th century, people thought dogs were little more than unemotional machines that could not feel pain, either emotional or physical. Dawn Kovell, Mercury News, 19 Aug. 2025 Becton appeared calm and unemotional about the situation, the affidavit states. Arkansas Online, 25 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for unemotional

Word History

First Known Use

1876, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of unemotional was in 1876

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“Unemotional.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unemotional. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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