unpassionate
/(ˌ)ʌnˈpaʃ(ə)nət/ /(ˌ)ʌnˈpaʃənət/Particularly common in 17th cent
adjective
1Of a person, disposition, etc.: not susceptible to or influenced by passion or strong emotion; calm, self-possessed; (less neutrally) unfeeling, bloodless.
2Of action, speech, etc.: not expressive of or characterized by strong emotion; (of an emotion or quality) rational, moderate.
Origin
Late 16th century; earliest use found in Philip Sidney (1554–1586), author and courtier. From un- + passionate.
- declaratory
- declare
- declare an (or one's) interest
- declared
- declaredly
- declarer
- declass
- declassification
- declassify
- declaw
- declension
- declensional
- de Clerambault's syndrome
- declinable
- declination
- declinational
- declination axis
- decline
- decliner
- declining years
- declinism
- declinist
- declivitous
- declivity
- declutch