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10 Language-to-English DictionariesUnpassionate
/ʌnˈpæʃ.ən.ət/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Lacking strong emotion or enthusiasm.
"His unpassionate response to the news surprised everyone." - 2
Not characterized by intense feelings or fervor.
"The debate was marked by unpassionate arguments that failed to engage the audience."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'unpassionate' is derived from the prefix 'un-' meaning 'not' and the root 'passionate', which comes from the Latin 'passionem', meaning 'suffering' or 'feeling'. The term evolved in English to describe a lack of strong emotion or enthusiasm, particularly in contexts where passion is expected.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Unpassionate" is said worldwide
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Impassionné
Transliteration: ɛ̃.pa.sjɔ.ne
"Sa réponse était très impassionnée."
Unpassioniert
Transliteration: ʊn.pa.si.oˈniːɐt
"Seine unpassionierte Antwort überraschte alle."
Impassionale
Transliteration: im.pa.sjoˈna.le
"La sua risposta era molto impassionale."
Impasional
Transliteration: im.pa.si.o.nal
"Su respuesta fue muy impasional."
Impassional
Transliteration: im.pa.si.oˈnaɫ
"A sua resposta foi muito impassional."
निष्क्रिय
Transliteration: Nishkriya
"उसकी प्रतिक्रिया बहुत निष्क्रिय थी।"
无激情的
Transliteration: wú jīqíng de
"他的回答非常无激情的。"
무열정의
Transliteration: muyeoljeong-ui
"그의 대답은 매우 무열정의였다."
無情熱の
Transliteration: Mujōnetsu no
"彼の返事は非常に無情熱のものでした。"
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