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unpassionate /(ˌ)ʌnˈpaʃ(ə)nət/ /(ˌ)ʌnˈpaʃənət/Particularly common in 17th cent adjective1Of a person, disposition, etc.: not susceptible to or influenced by passion or strong emotion; calm, self-possessed; (less neutrally) unfeeling, bloodless. 2Of action, speech, etc.: not expressive of or characterized by strong emotion; (of an emotion or quality) rational, moderate. Origin Late 16th century; earliest use found in Philip Sidney (1554–1586), author and courtier. From un- + passionate. |