antiemotionalism

noun

Opposition to emotionalism.

Scrabble 20

Meanings

nounantiemotionalism (uncountable)
  1. uncountableOpposition to emotionalism.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énti
  4. Ancient Greekᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́)
  5. Ancient Greekἀντι- (anti-)
  6. Englishanti-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰ
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰs
  9. Proto-Italic*eks
  10. Latinex
  11. Latinex-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*m(y)ewh₁-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*m(y)owh₁éyeti
  14. Proto-Italic*moweō
  15. Latinmoveō
  16. Latinēmoveō
  17. Vulgar Latin*exmovēre
  18. Old Frenchesmovoir
  19. Middle Frenchesmouvoir
  20. Middle Frenchemotion
  21. Englishemotion
  22. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  23. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  24. Englishemotional
  25. Englishemotionalism
  26. Englishantiemotionalism

From anti- + emotionalism.

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antiemotionalism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antiemotionalism

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