unpassionateadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈpaʃn̩ət/,

/(ˌ)ʌnˈpaʃənət/, U.S.

/ˌənˈpæʃ(ə)nət/

Forms: see un- prefix¹ and passionate adj. and n.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, passionate adj.

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + passionate adj.

Particularly common in 17th cent.

a. Of a person, disposition, etc.: not susceptible to or influenced by passion or strong emotion; calm, self-possessed; (less neutrally) unfeeling, bloodless. Also in extended use (see quot. 1852).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > absence of emotion > [adjective]

unpassionatea1586

dispassionate1595

kindlessa1596

stupid1595

passionless1603

unpassioned?1605

unpassionated1611

impassionate1621

dispassioneda1631

dispassionated1647

feelinglessa1658

superior1667

unimpassioned1744

throbless1748

apathistical1797

emotionless1800

unemotioned1817

neutrologistic1824

frog-hearted1829

unimpassionate1845

disimpassioned1860

impressionless1864

unemotional1876

sentimentless1880

the mind > emotion > calmness > [adjective]

eveneOE

still1340

unperturbeda1450

unmovedc1480

quietful1494

lowna1500

calma1568

calmya1586

unpassionatea1586

smartless1593

reposeful1594

dispassionate1595

recollected1595

unaffectedc1595

unpassioned?1605

unpassionated1611

collecteda1616

tranquila1616

untouched1616

impassionate1621

composed1628

dispassioneda1631

tranquillous1638

slow1639

serene1640

dispassionated1647

imperturbed1652

unruffled1654

reposing1655

equanimous1656

perplacid1660

placate1662

equal1680

collect1682

cooled1682

posed1693

sedate1693

impassive1699

uninflamed1714

unexcited1735

unalarmed1756

unfanned1764

unagitated1772

undistraught1773

recollected1792

equable1796

unfussy1823

take-it-easy1825

unflurried1854

cool1855

comfortable1856

disimpassioned1860

tremorless1869

unpressured1879

unrippled1883

ice-cool1891

unrattled1891

Zen-likea1908

unrestless1919

steadyish1924

ataractic1941

relaxed1958

nonplussed1960

loose1968

Zenned-out1968

downtempo1972

mellowed1977

de-stressed1999

a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1593) v. f. 226^v That well appeased gesture, vnpassionate nature bestoweth vpon mankind.

1604 T. Wright Passions of Minde (new ed.) ii. i. 56 That which an vnpassionate mind detested, a passionate soule most effectually pursueth.

1668 P. M. To Author of Ephesian Matron sig. G8, in W. Charleton Ephesian & Cimmerian Matrons He is delivered to have been no accomplish'd and polite Courtier, nor unpassionate Stoic, but a blunt and Choleric Fellow.

1728 T. Waite Serm. preached in Lambeth Chapel 6 Such as he should ordain Bishops, should be..meek and unpassionate, free from Excess of any kind.

1796 Mem. Life A. R. Mengs in tr. A. R. Mengs Wks. I. 2 A slave himself to the application of his profession..he was an enemy to those who were cold and unpassionate.

1852 M. Arnold Empedocles on Etna, & Other Poems 171 Ye Heavens, whose pure dark regions..though so great Are yet untroubled and unpassionate.

1875 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Jan. 85/1 A race of a peculiarly placid, unpassionate temperament.

1922 ‘R. West’ Judge ix. 452 She wondered how Richard could endure hearing that hoarse vehemence from the lips of one whom he must wish to be gentle and unpassionate.

2003 M. Norwood Sex & Married Girl vi. 272 They reassure me I'm not a flat, unpassionate, lustless person.

b. Of action, speech, etc.: not expressive of or characterized by strong emotion; (of an emotion or quality) rational, moderate.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > lack of violence, severity, or intensity > [adjective]

light?c1225

moderatea1398

sober1398

weakc1400

meanly?a1425

treatablec1450

slenderc1475

remiss1550

quiet1560

unpassionatea1600

relaxative1611

a1600 R. Hooker Of Lawes Eccl. Politie (1648) vi. 66 A calm, unpassionate, and just assignation of dreadfull punishment.

1610 J. Healey tr. St. Augustine Citie of God xv. 532 Gods vnpassionate and vnaltering anger.

1683 E. Hooker in J. Pordage Theologia Mystica Pref. Epist. 48 A prettie and unpassionate replie, that a Steward once made to his angri Lord.

1736 A. Hill in tr. Voltaire Alzira Ded. p. viii Sometimes, Tuneful Emptiness is mistaken for Poetry; and sometimes, calm, cold, Sense, convey'd in unpassionate Metre.

1790 J. Bell Bell's New Pantheon 64/2 In the noble Medusa in the Strozzi collection at Rome, her look is unpassionate and dead.

1842 Graham's Mag. Aug. 76/1 Admiration of so quiet and unpassionate a kind as a fond brother might bestow upon a sister's beauty.

1895 Music Feb. 348 He took this allegiance..with that naive concert which one so easily pardons in young gods,—even if with a truly unpassionate smile.

2009 G. Cohen Storms can't hurt Sky 108 This is yet another misconception about Buddhism: that it leads to a narcotized, unpassionate indifference.

†2. Unprejudiced, impartial. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > rightness or justice > [adjective] > impartial

indifferent1413

universal?c1450

unpartial1551

inaffectionate1558

evened1578

unpassionate1587

unaffectionate1588

affectionless1595

dispassionate1595

impartial1597

unappassionate1598

unpassioned?1605

even-handed1611

unpassionated1611

dispassioneda1631

unpropense1641

uninteressed1643

uninteresteda1646

dispassionated1647

free1653

unconcerned1664

equanimous1670

unbiased1686

both-sided1830

1587 R. Hakluyt tr. R. de Laudonnière Notable Hist. Foure Voy. Florida f. 59^v The indifferent & vnpassionate readers may easily weigh the truth of my doings, & be vpright iudges of ye endeuour which I there vsed.

1619 tr. Proc. of Grisons 1618 sig. C3 Content in euery controuersie and suite of Law with one indifferent and vnpassionate Iudgement.

a1665 K. Digby Private Mem. (1827) 243 I am sure you will say, who are yet an indifferent and unpassionate judge, that [etc.].

1685 J. Bampfield Apologie 4 Leaving it to the judgment, and sentence, of all unprejudiced, and unpassionate persons, to what degree I have been either unfortunate, or criminel.

1740 ‘Sophia’ Woman's Superior Excellence over Man 2 The nicest, most unpassionate comparison of my own sex with the opposit.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	unpassionate
释义	unpassionateadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈpaʃn̩ət/, /(ˌ)ʌnˈpaʃənət/, U.S. /ˌənˈpæʃ(ə)nət/ Forms: see un- prefix¹ and passionate adj. and n. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, passionate adj. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + passionate adj. Particularly common in 17th cent. 1. a. Of a person, disposition, etc.: not susceptible to or influenced by passion or strong emotion; calm, self-possessed; (less neutrally) unfeeling, bloodless. Also in extended use (see quot. 1852). ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > absence of emotion > [adjective] unpassionatea1586 dispassionate1595 kindlessa1596 stupid1595 passionless1603 unpassioned?1605 unpassionated1611 impassionate1621 dispassioneda1631 dispassionated1647 feelinglessa1658 superior1667 unimpassioned1744 throbless1748 apathistical1797 emotionless1800 unemotioned1817 neutrologistic1824 frog-hearted1829 unimpassionate1845 disimpassioned1860 impressionless1864 unemotional1876 sentimentless1880 the mind > emotion > calmness > [adjective] eveneOE still1340 unperturbeda1450 unmovedc1480 quietful1494 lowna1500 calma1568 calmya1586 unpassionatea1586 smartless1593 reposeful1594 dispassionate1595 recollected1595 unaffectedc1595 unpassioned?1605 unpassionated1611 collecteda1616 tranquila1616 untouched1616 impassionate1621 composed1628 dispassioneda1631 tranquillous1638 slow1639 serene1640 dispassionated1647 imperturbed1652 unruffled1654 reposing1655 equanimous1656 perplacid1660 placate1662 equal1680 collect1682 cooled1682 posed1693 sedate1693 impassive1699 uninflamed1714 unexcited1735 unalarmed1756 unfanned1764 unagitated1772 undistraught1773 recollected1792 equable1796 unfussy1823 take-it-easy1825 unflurried1854 cool1855 comfortable1856 disimpassioned1860 tremorless1869 unpressured1879 unrippled1883 ice-cool1891 unrattled1891 Zen-likea1908 unrestless1919 steadyish1924 ataractic1941 relaxed1958 nonplussed1960 loose1968 Zenned-out1968 downtempo1972 mellowed1977 de-stressed1999 a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1593) v. f. 226^v That well appeased gesture, vnpassionate nature bestoweth vpon mankind. 1604 T. Wright Passions of Minde (new ed.) ii. i. 56 That which an vnpassionate mind detested, a passionate soule most effectually pursueth. 1668 P. M. To Author of Ephesian Matron sig. G8, in W. Charleton Ephesian & Cimmerian Matrons He is delivered to have been no accomplish'd and polite Courtier, nor unpassionate Stoic, but a blunt and Choleric Fellow. 1728 T. Waite Serm. preached in Lambeth Chapel 6 Such as he should ordain Bishops, should be..meek and unpassionate, free from Excess of any kind. 1796 Mem. Life A. R. Mengs in tr. A. R. Mengs Wks. I. 2 A slave himself to the application of his profession..he was an enemy to those who were cold and unpassionate. 1852 M. Arnold Empedocles on Etna, & Other Poems 171 Ye Heavens, whose pure dark regions..though so great Are yet untroubled and unpassionate. 1875 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Jan. 85/1 A race of a peculiarly placid, unpassionate temperament. 1922 ‘R. West’ Judge ix. 452 She wondered how Richard could endure hearing that hoarse vehemence from the lips of one whom he must wish to be gentle and unpassionate. 2003 M. Norwood Sex & Married Girl vi. 272 They reassure me I'm not a flat, unpassionate, lustless person. b. Of action, speech, etc.: not expressive of or characterized by strong emotion; (of an emotion or quality) rational, moderate. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > lack of violence, severity, or intensity > [adjective] light?c1225 moderatea1398 sober1398 weakc1400 meanly?a1425 treatablec1450 slenderc1475 remiss1550 quiet1560 unpassionatea1600 relaxative1611 a1600 R. Hooker Of Lawes Eccl. Politie (1648) vi. 66 A calm, unpassionate, and just assignation of dreadfull punishment. 1610 J. Healey tr. St. Augustine Citie of God xv. 532 Gods vnpassionate and vnaltering anger. 1683 E. Hooker in J. Pordage Theologia Mystica Pref. Epist. 48 A prettie and unpassionate replie, that a Steward once made to his angri Lord. 1736 A. Hill in tr. Voltaire Alzira Ded. p. viii Sometimes, Tuneful Emptiness is mistaken for Poetry; and sometimes, calm, cold, Sense, convey'd in unpassionate Metre. 1790 J. Bell Bell's New Pantheon 64/2 In the noble Medusa in the Strozzi collection at Rome, her look is unpassionate and dead. 1842 Graham's Mag. Aug. 76/1 Admiration of so quiet and unpassionate a kind as a fond brother might bestow upon a sister's beauty. 1895 Music Feb. 348 He took this allegiance..with that naive concert which one so easily pardons in young gods,—even if with a truly unpassionate smile. 2009 G. Cohen Storms can't hurt Sky 108 This is yet another misconception about Buddhism: that it leads to a narcotized, unpassionate indifference. †2. Unprejudiced, impartial. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > morality > rightness or justice > [adjective] > impartial indifferent1413 universal?c1450 unpartial1551 inaffectionate1558 evened1578 unpassionate1587 unaffectionate1588 affectionless1595 dispassionate1595 impartial1597 unappassionate1598 unpassioned?1605 even-handed1611 unpassionated1611 dispassioneda1631 unpropense1641 uninteressed1643 uninteresteda1646 dispassionated1647 free1653 unconcerned1664 equanimous1670 unbiased1686 both-sided1830 1587 R. Hakluyt tr. R. de Laudonnière Notable Hist. Foure Voy. Florida f. 59^v The indifferent & vnpassionate readers may easily weigh the truth of my doings, & be vpright iudges of ye endeuour which I there vsed. 1619 tr. Proc. of Grisons 1618 sig. C3 Content in euery controuersie and suite of Law with one indifferent and vnpassionate Iudgement. a1665 K. Digby Private Mem. (1827) 243 I am sure you will say, who are yet an indifferent and unpassionate judge, that [etc.]. 1685 J. Bampfield Apologie 4 Leaving it to the judgment, and sentence, of all unprejudiced, and unpassionate persons, to what degree I have been either unfortunate, or criminel. 1740 ‘Sophia’ Woman's Superior Excellence over Man 2 The nicest, most unpassionate comparison of my own sex with the opposit. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.a1586
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