unfeelingnessn.
/(ˌ)ʌnˈfiːlɪŋnᵻs/, U.S. /ˌənˈfilɪŋnᵻs/ (un- prefix1 6.)
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the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > physical insensibility > [noun]
unfeelingness1398
insensibility?1510
senselessness1577
indolency1603
stupidity1603
unfeeling1603
torpidity1614
torpor1626
sleepiness1647
indolence1656
insensibleness1656
narcosis1671
torpidnessa1676
torpitude1713
anaesthesia1721
deadness1764
insentience1862
the mind > goodness and badness > harmfulness > hard-heartedness > [noun]
crueltyc1230
unfeelingness1398
cruelnessa1400
callum?1440
cruelc1440
crudelity1483
hard-heartedness1577
callosity1614
callousness1653
stony-heartedness1673
callus1683
heartlessness1701
cold-heartedness1850
unsympathy1856
cold-bloodedness1878
inhumanism1907
the mind > emotion > absence of emotion > [noun] > want of or incapacity for emotion
dryheada1300
lethargyc1380
drynessc1450
dumping1542
unsensibility1551
insensibleness?1555
unsensibleness?1555
stupidity1568
stolidity1570
stupor1570
dumpishness1574
senselessness1577
innaturality1579
astoniedness1580
impassibility1603
stupefaction1603
torpor1607
deadness1611
unsufferance1611
hebetude1621
nonsense1621
drought1622
hebetation1623
obstupefaction1625
unanswerableness1626
tastelessnessa1631
insensateness1646
impassiveness1648
obtuseness1648
barrenness1655
torpulency1657
sterility1661
spiritlessness1669
unspiritedness1669
unaffectedness1678
insensibility1691
stolidness1727
apathy1742
impenetrableness1747
unfeelingness1766
impassivity1794
unfeeling1805
soullessness1811
incommobility1822
obtusity1823
unimpressibleness1830
hardhead1836
stockishness1837
insensitiveness1838
impenetrability1847
unreceptivity1849
unsusceptibility1850
woodenness1854
unimpressionability1862
irresponsiveness1864
unresponsiveness1869
impassibleness1874
irreceptivity1881
unimpressibility1889
apatheia1893
inemotivity1894
affectlessness1921
insensitivity1957
1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomew de Glanville De Proprietatibus Rerum (Tollem. MS) vi. xxv Austyne sayeþ þat slep is a kyndely unfelingenesse [L. insensibilitas] comen to þe body and to þe soule.
1583 G. Babington Very Fruitfull Expos. Commaundem. ii. 114 When wee..headlong in vnfeelingnesse runne on.
1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes Insensibilita, sencelesnes, vnfeelingnes.
1766 E. Carter Lett. (1809) III. 285 Surely it implies rather the want of philosophical pride and unfeelingness.
1780 Mirror No. 101 A warm remonstrance against the inhumanity of parents, the unfeelingness of age, and the injustice of the world.
a1853 F. W. Robertson Serm. (1876) 4th Ser. xvi. 209 Would it not be coarse unfeelingness to treat such customs with anything but respect.
1895 Pop. Sci. Monthly Sept. 654 The same predominance of self..is said to reappear in the..unfeelingness of children.
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