unimpressionableadj.
/ˌʌnɪmˈprɛʃ(ə)nəbl/, /ˌʌnɪmˈprɛʃn̩əbl/, U.S. /ˌənᵻmˈprɛʃ(ə)nəb(ə)l/ (un- prefix1 1b.)
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the mind > emotion > absence of emotion > [adjective] > lacking emotional sensibility
unfeelingc1000
mis-feelinga1382
stonishc1450
unpainfulc1450
obtuse1509
sprightlessa1522
insensate1553
senseless1560
soulless1568
dull-esprited1591
impassible1592
bluntie1598
impenetrable1600
stockish1600
stolidc1600
incapable1601
stupid1605
tasteless1605
unsensitive1610
unexalted1611
insensible1617
unsensible1619
languid1622
immovable1639
dead-hearted1642
sterile1642
resupine1643
unaffectionate1645
iron-bound1648
resentlessa1649
torpid1656
torpulent1657
impassive1699
unreceptive1722
hebete1743
apathetic1744
stubbed1744
gustless1766
unresponsive1768
unsusceptible1779
tideless-blooded1786
unaffectioned1788
inaccessible1796
hebetudinous1820
unimpressible1828
insensitive1834
apathetical1835
non-sensitive1836
blunt-hearted1845
irreceptive1846
unreceptant1846
unimpressionable1847
anaesthetic1860
insentient1860
hard (also tough, sharp) as nails1862
unsqueamish1893
tone-deaf1894
unget-at-able1897
facty1901
zombie1937
pegamoid1957
1847 C. Brontë Jane Eyre II. vi. 162 Unimpressionable natures are not so soon softened.
1849 W. M. Thackeray Pendennis (1850) I. xv. 129 Ah! what mad desires dashing up against some rock of obstruction or indifference, and flung back again from the unimpressionable granite!
1884 E. Yates Recoll. & Experiences II. 201 [He] was..as unimpressionable as an oyster.
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adj.1847