nonemotional en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /nɑniˈmoʊʃənəl/ (General-American)
- /nɒnɪˈməʊʃənəl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Germanic *ne Proto-Indo-European *ís? Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos Proto-Germanic *ainaz Proto-Germanic *nainaz Proto-West Germanic *nain Old English nān Middle English non ▲ Old English nān Old English nān- Middle English non- English non- Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *m(y)owh₁éyeti Proto-Italic *moweō Latin moveō Latin ēmoveō Vulgar Latin *exmovēre Old French esmovoir Middle French esmouvoir Middle French emotionbor. English emotion English -al English emotional English nonemotional From non- + emotional.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Not emotional; unrelated to emotion.
By the time the Suns came to Madison Square Garden for another reunion, the only impulse D’Antoni had about his old players was the need to beat them, for purely nonemotional reasons.
2009 January 22, Howard Beck, “The Knicks Win Again to Remain on a Roll”, in New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| non-emotional | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Synonyms
dead inside · phlegmatic · unsentimental · dull · alexithymic · nonpassionate · unemotional · unpassionate · nonemotional · emotionless · cold-blooded · stolid · unemotional · impassive · clinical · cold-hearted · insensible · immovable · unmovable · nonsentimental · nonfeeling · dispassionate · impassible · apathistical · unfeeling · emotionless