un feeling

un·feel·ing

[uhn-fee-ling]
adjective
1.
not feeling; devoid of feeling; insensible or insensate.
2.
unsympathetic; callous: an intelligent but unfeeling man.

Origin:
before 1000; Middle English; Old English unfelende. See un-1, feel, -ing2

un·feel·ing·ly, adverb
un·feel·ing·ness, noun


1. numb. 2. hardhearted. See hard.


2. sympathetic.
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unfeeling (ʌnˈfiːlɪŋ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
1.  without sympathy; callous
2.  without physical feeling or sensation
 
un'feelingly
 
adv
 
un'feelingness
 
n

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Word Origin & History

unfeeling
late O.E., "having no sensation," from un- (1) "not" + feeling (see feel). Meaning "devoid of kindly or tender feelings" is recorded from 1596.
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