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- [uhn-fee-ling]
- /ʌnˈfi lɪŋ/
- /ʌnˈfiː.lɪŋ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [uhn-fee-ling]
- /ʌnˈfi lɪŋ/
Definitions of unfeeling word
- adjective unfeeling not feeling; devoid of feeling; insensible or insensate. 1
- adjective unfeeling unsympathetic; callous: an intelligent but unfeeling man. 1
- adjective unfeeling lacking compassion 1
- adjective unfeeling lacking physical sensation 1
- adjective unfeeling If you describe someone as unfeeling, you are criticizing them for their lack of kindness or sympathy for other people. 0
- adjective unfeeling without sympathy; callous 0
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Origin of unfeeling
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English; Old English unfelende. See un-1, feel, -ing2
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Parts of speech for Unfeeling
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
unfeeling popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 57% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
unfeeling usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for unfeeling
adj unfeeling
- anesthetized — to render physically insensible, as by an anesthetic.
- apathetic — If you describe someone as apathetic, you are criticizing them because they do not seem to be interested in or enthusiastic about doing anything.
- austere — If you describe something as austere, you approve of its plain and simple appearance.
- aversive — tending to dissuade or repel
noun unfeeling
- brutality — Brutality is cruel and violent treatment or behaviour. A brutality is an instance of cruel and violent treatment or behaviour.
- callousness — made hard; hardened.
- cruelty — Cruelty is behaviour that deliberately causes pain or distress to people or animals.
- mercilessness — without mercy; having or showing no mercy; pitiless; cruel: a merciless critic.
- abrasiveness — any material or substance used for grinding, polishing, etc., as emery, pumice, or sandpaper.
adv unfeeling
- callously — made hard; hardened.
- coldly — having a relatively low temperature; having little or no warmth: cold water; a cold day.
- dispassionately — free from or unaffected by passion; devoid of personal feeling or bias; impartial; calm: a dispassionate critic.
- heartlessly — unfeeling; unkind; unsympathetic; harsh; cruel: heartless words; a heartless ruler.
- in cold blood — the fluid that circulates in the principal vascular system of human beings and other vertebrates, in humans consisting of plasma in which the red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets are suspended.
adverb unfeeling
- abrasively — in an abrupt manner
- calculatedly — in a calculated manner
- coldheartedly — Alternative spelling of cold-heartedly.
- emotionlessly — Without emotion.
- frigidly — In a frigid manner; coldly.
adjective unfeeling
- anaesthetised — anesthetize.
- anaesthetized — anesthetize.
- casehardened — Simple past tense and past participle of caseharden.
- coldblooded — having a body temperature that fluctuates, approximating that of the surrounding air, land, or water
- coldhearted — lacking sympathy; unfeeling
Antonyms for unfeeling
adj unfeeling
- acceptive — ready or willing to accept
- affectionate — If you are affectionate, you show your love or fondness for another person in the way that you behave towards them.
- alive to — fully aware of; perceiving
- all over — All over a place means in every part of it.
- apperceptive — conscious perception.
noun unfeeling
adjective unfeeling
- dovelike — Similar to a dove.
- emotionable — (rare, of a person or group or of their behavior or faculties) Particularly expressive of or affected by emotion.
- empathetic — Showing empathy for others, and recognizing their feelings etc; empathic.
- feeling — a quality of an object that is perceived by feeling or touching: the soft feel of cotton.
- ovenlike — Resembling an oven, especially in shape.
See also
Matching words
- Words starting with u
- Words starting with un
- Words starting with unf
- Words starting with unfe
- Words starting with unfee
- Words starting with unfeel
- Words starting with unfeeli
- Words starting with unfeelin
- Words starting with unfeeling