9 definitions found

Unfeeling UNFEE'LING, a.
1. Insensible; void of sensibility.
2. Cruel; hard.

unfeeling adj 1: devoid of feeling for others; "an unfeeling wretch" [syn: hardhearted, stonyhearted, unfeeling] 2: devoid of feeling or sensation; "unfeeling trees"

unfeeling adjective Date: before 12th century 1. devoid of feeling ; insensate <an unfeeling corpse> 2. devoid of kindness or sympathy ; hardhearted, cruel <an unfeeling brute> • unfeelingly adverb • unfeelingness noun

unfeeling
adj.
1 unsympathetic, harsh, not caring about others' feelings.
2 lacking sensation or sensitivity.
Derivatives:
unfeelingly adv. unfeelingness n.
Etymology: OE unfelende (as UN-(1), FEELING)

unfeeling If you describe someone as unfeeling, you are criticizing them for their lack of kindness or sympathy for other people. (WRITTEN) He was branded an unfeeling bully... There's no way anyone could accuse this woman of being cold and unfeeling... = insensitive ADJ [disapproval]

unfeeling ʌnˈfi:lɪŋ adj. 1 unsympathetic, harsh, not caring about others' feelings. 2 lacking sensation or sensitivity. øøunfeelingly adv. unfeelingness n. [OE unfelende (as UN-(1), FEELING)]

Unfeeling \Un*feel"ing\, a. 1. Destitute of feeling; void of sensibility; insensible; insensate. 2. Without kind feelings; cruel; hard-hearted. To each his sufferings: all are men, Condemned alike to groan; The tender for another's pain, Th' unfeeling for his own. --Gray. -- Un*feel"ing*ly, adv. -- Un*feel"ing*ness, n.

unfeeling a. 1. Insensible, torpid, numb, apathetic, callous, insensate, without sensibility. 2. Cruel, unkind, unsympathizing, unsympathetic, hard, hard-hearted, cold-blooded, cold-hearted.

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