Meanings
noununemotionality (uncountable)
- uncountableThe state or quality of being without emotion.
His unemotionality was great when he wanted a poker face but prevented him from truly enjoying the happy occasions of life.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounapathy demonstrated by an absence of emotional reactions
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
- Proto-Germanic*un-
- Proto-West Germanic*un-
- Old Englishun-
- Middle Englishun-
- Englishun-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰ
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰs
- Proto-Italic*eks
- Latinex
- Latinex-
- Proto-Indo-European*m(y)ewh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*m(y)owh₁éyeti
- Proto-Italic*moweō
- Latinmoveō
- Latinēmoveō
- Vulgar Latin*exmovēre
- Old Frenchesmovoir
- Middle Frenchesmouvoir
- Middle Frenchemotion
- Englishemotion
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Englishemotional
- Englishemotionality
- Englishunemotionality
From un- + emotionality.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
APA
unemotionality. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unemotionality
MLA
“unemotionality.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unemotionality. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unemotionality,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unemotionality.
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