unfeeling

U1N1F4E1E1L1I1N1G2

adjective

Without emotion or sympathy.

Similar
emotionlessstonyuncaringalexithymichardheartedstonyhearteduncompassionateinsentient
Opposite
sympathetic
OriginEnglish feeling ← Middle English un- ← Old English un- →
UncommonScrabble 13
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

adjectiveunfeeling (comparative more unfeeling, superlative most unfeeling)

comparative more unfeeling · superlative most unfeeling

  1. Without emotion or sympathy.

    Synonyms: emotionless, stony, uncaring, alexithymic

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveWithout emotion or sympathy.

Similar
emotionlessstonyuncaringalexithymic
Opposite
sympathetic

More synonyms by meaning

adjectivedevoid of feeling for others

Similar
hardheartedstonyhearteduncompassionate

adjectivedevoid of feeling or sensation

Similar
insentientinsensate
Also see
alexithymicdead insidehardheartedimpassibleinsensateinsentientnonfeelingnonsentimentalstolidstonystonyhearteduncompassionateunmovedunsentimental

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Englishfeeling
  9. Englishunfeeling

From un- + feeling.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Ancient Greek ἀπαθής
  • ἀπαθής (apathḗs)without emotion or sympathy
Bulgarian безчувствен
  • безчувствен (bezčuvstven)without emotion or sympathy
Finnish tunteeton
  • tunteetonwithout emotion or sympathy
German gefühllos, herzlos
  • gefühlloswithout emotion or sympathy
  • herzloswithout emotion or sympathy
Greek αδιάφορος, άπονος
  • αδιάφορος (adiáforos)without emotion or sympathy
  • άπονος (áponos)without emotion or sympathy
Hindi भावहीन
  • भावहीन (bhāvhīn)without emotion or sympathy
Hungarian érzéketlen, lelketlen
  • érzéketlenwithout emotion or sympathy
  • lelketlenwithout emotion or sympathy
  • szívtelenwithout emotion or sympathy
Romanian insensibil, nepăsător
  • insensibilwithout emotion or sympathy
  • nepăsătorwithout emotion or sympathy
Russian бесчу́вственный, бессерде́чный
  • бесчу́вственный (besčúvstvennyj)without emotion or sympathy
  • бессерде́чный (besserdéčnyj)without emotion or sympathy
Spanish insensible, inconmovible
  • insensiblewithout emotion or sympathy
  • inconmoviblewithout emotion or sympathy
  • impasiblewithout emotion or sympathy
  • desalmadowithout emotion or sympathy
Turkish duygusuz
  • duygusuzwithout emotion or sympathy

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

unfleeing
Cite this entry
APA

unfeeling. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unfeeling

MLA

“unfeeling.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unfeeling. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unfeeling,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unfeeling.

Source: unfeeling on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.