unsentimental

adjective

un·​sen·​ti·​men·​tal ˌən-ˌsen-tə-ˈmen-tᵊl How to pronounce unsentimental (audio)
: not marked or governed by feeling, sensibility, or emotional idealism : not sentimental
an unsentimental person
unsentimental remarks
unsentimentality noun
unsentimentally adverb

Examples of unsentimental in a Sentence

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The national mindset is pragmatic, unsentimental, and profit-oriented. Kevin West, Travel + Leisure, 16 July 2025 The 1972 novel follows the life of mercurial 6-year-old Sophia and her cranky and unsentimental, but loving, grandmother. Patrick Sauer, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 June 2025 Matchmaking has granted Lucy a coolly pragmatic, unsentimental view of love. Justin Chang, New Yorker, 9 June 2025 This is graceful, quietly intelligent filmmaking—including a touch of unsentimental magic realism involving a wise and beautiful Norwegian Forest Cat. Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 23 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for unsentimental

Word History

First Known Use

1752, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of unsentimental was in 1752

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“Unsentimental.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unsentimental. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.

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