Crossword Dictionary
UNEMOTIONAL
unemotional - a
unsusceptible to or destitute of or showing no emotion
Synonyms
deadpan, dispassionate, emotionless, impassive, laid-back, reticent, along for the ride, apathetic, blah, callous, chill, cold, coldhearted, cool, flat, frigid, glacial
Examples
His expression was bland – his voice unemotional, as if he were discussing the weather.
Hill makes inspired use of Bronson's laconic, unemotional style of acting to provide an almost mythic celebration of the honorable fighting hero.
If you're falling for a coworker or your boss, try to be able to stay unemotional when it comes to the work you must get done.
Etymology
1819, from un- (1) "not" + emotional (adj.). Related: Unemotionally.
un- (1)
prefix of negation, Old English un-, from Proto-Germanic *un- (source also of Old Saxon, Old Frisian, Old High German, German un-, Gothic un-, Dutch on-), from PIE *n- (source of Sanskrit a-, an- "not," Greek a-, an-, Old Irish an-, Latin in-), combining form of PIE root *ne- "not." Often euphemistic (such as untruth for "lie").
emotional (adj.)
1821, "pertaining to emotion," from emotion + -al (1). Meaning "characterized by or subject to emotions" is attested by 1857. Related: Emotionally. Emotional intelligence was coined by mid-1960s, popular from mid-1980s.