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If you live for your children, they may be smitten down and leave you desolate, or, what is far worse, they may desert you and leave you worse than childless in a cold and unfeeling world.
Matthew Simpson

Meaning of "unfeeling" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF UNFEELING

unfeeling  [ʌnˈfiːlɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF UNFEELING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Unfeeling is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES UNFEELING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of unfeeling in the English dictionary

The definition of unfeeling in the dictionary is without sympathy; callous. Other definition of unfeeling is without physical feeling or sensation.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH UNFEELING


appealing
əˈpiːlɪŋ
ceiling
ˈsiːlɪŋ
Darjeeling
dɑːˈdʒiːlɪŋ
Darjiling
dɑːˈdʒiːlɪŋ
dealing
ˈdiːlɪŋ
Ealing
ˈiːlɪŋ
feeling
ˈfiːlɪŋ
freewheeling
ˌfriːˈwiːlɪŋ
healing
ˈhiːlɪŋ
ill-feeling
ˌɪlˈfiːlɪŋ
kneeling
ˈniːlɪŋ
peeling
ˈpiːlɪŋ
revealing
rɪˈviːlɪŋ
sealing
ˈsiːlɪŋ
sheiling
ˈʃiːlɪŋ
shieling
ˈʃiːlɪŋ
stealing
ˈstiːlɪŋ
unappealing
ˌʌnəˈpiːlɪŋ
unrevealing
ˌʌnrɪˈviːlɪŋ
wheeling
ˈwiːlɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE UNFEELING

unfeared
unfearful
unfearfully
unfearing
unfeasible
unfeathered
unfeatured
unfed
Unfederated Malay States
unfeed
unfeelingly
unfeelingness
unfeigned
unfeignedly
unfeignedness
unfeigning
unfelled
unfellowed
unfelt
unfelted

WORDS THAT END LIKE UNFEELING

atheling
calling
changeling
chemical peeling
doweling
enameling
fellow feeling
fledgeling
gut feeling
hard feeling
hireling
holiday feeling
hosteling
ill feeling
modeling
paralleling
princeling
quarreling
remodeling
sniveling
starveling

Synonyms and antonyms of unfeeling in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «UNFEELING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «unfeeling» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of unfeeling

Translation of «unfeeling» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF UNFEELING

Find out the translation of unfeeling to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of unfeeling from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «unfeeling» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

绝情
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sin sentimientos
570 millions of speakers

English

unfeeling
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

निर्मम
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

عديم الشعور
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

бесчувственным
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

insensível
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অনুভূতিহীন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

insensible
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tidak berperasaan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

gefühllos
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

冷酷な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

잔혹한
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ora seneng
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

không cảm giác
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உணர்ச்சிகளற்றதோ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

शिथील
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

duygusuz
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

insensibile
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

bezduszny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

бездушним
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

nesimțitor
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αναίσθητος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gevoelloos
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

okänslig
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ufølsom
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of unfeeling

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «UNFEELING»

The term «unfeeling» is regularly used and occupies the 100.667 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «UNFEELING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about unfeeling

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2 QUOTES WITH «UNFEELING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word unfeeling.
1
Matthew Simpson
If you live for your children, they may be smitten down and leave you desolate, or, what is far worse, they may desert you and leave you worse than childless in a cold and unfeeling world.
2
Roger Waters
Not the torturer will scare me, nor the body's final fall, nor the barrels of death's rifles, nor the shadows on the wall, nor the night when to the ground the last dim star of pain, is hurled but the blind indifference of a merciless, unfeeling world.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UNFEELING»

Discover the use of unfeeling in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to unfeeling and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Readings in Classical Chinese Philosophy (Second Edition):
2A6 Mengzi said, "Humans all have hearts that are not unfeeling toward others. The former kings26 had hearts that were not unfeeling toward others, so they had governments that were not unfeeling toward others. If one puts into practice a ...
Philip J. Ivanhoe, Bryan W. Van Norden, 2005
2
Unfeeling
One night he escapes from school and embarks on a harrowing journey across the continent, in search of something even he isn't sure of. At once haunting, dreamlike, and realistic, Unfeeling announces the arrival of a major new writer.
Ian Holding, 2008
3
Mengzi: with Selections from Traditional Commentaries
These things each get this as their heart. This is why humans all have hearts that are not unfeeling toward others.”] The Former Kings had hearts that were not unfeeling toward others, so they had governments that were not unfeeling toward  ...
Mengzi, Bryan W. Van Norden, 2008
4
Alonzo and Melissa; Or, the Unfeeling Father an American Tale
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Daniel Jackson, 2010
5
Alonzo and Melissa; Or the Unfeeling Father Alonzo and ...
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series.
Daniel Jackson, Jr., 2010
6
English Synonyms Explained, in Alphabetical Order: With ...
INSENSIBLE and UNFEELING are but modes of the hard ; that is, they designate the negative quality o( hardness, or its incapacity to receive impression: hard, therefore, is always the strongest term of the three ; and of the two, unfeeling is ...
George Crabb, 1818
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The Essential Mengzi
5.6 Mengzi said,“All humans have hearts that are not unfeeling toward others. 6.1 The Former Kings had hearts that were not unfeeling toward others, so they had governments that were not unfeeling toward others. If one puts into practice a ...
Mengzi, Bryan W. Van Norden, 2009
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English Synonymes Explained: In Alphabetical Order with ...
Milton. HARD, HARDY, INSENSIBLE, UNFEELING. HARD (v. Hard) may either be applied to that which makes resistance to external impressions, or that which presses with a force upon other objects. HARDY, which is only a variation of hard , ...
George Crabb, 1879
9
Alonzo and Melissa, Or, the Unfeeling Father
Publisher: Nafis and Cornish Publication date: 18 Subjects: Family
Isaac Mitchell, 2009
10
Mirrors to One Another: Emotion and Value in Jane Austen and ...
Mr. Elliot is “unfeeling in his conduct towards” poor Mrs. Smith – she states that he has “no feeling for others” and is “totally beyond the reach of any sentiment ofjustice or compassion” (P 208, 199). Elizabeth Bennet reflects bitterly on Mr.
E. M. Dadlez, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UNFEELING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term unfeeling is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Richard II, Shakespeare's Globe, review: The journey from unfeeling
And, as he makes the journey from unfeeling monarch to stripped, frightened human being, Edwards's Richard pierces the heart, analysing his condition with ... «The Independent, Jul 15»
2
Toddler hit by car near Broadway
You have no idea what happened and how can you be so unfeeling, judgemental and arrogant. [quote][p][bold]Anti-nasty[/bold] wrote: Where was the Parents, ... «Worcester News, Jul 15»
3
Disfigured by war, veteran now says 'I found my place'
... the disfigurement left by war, where cruel mutterings about his appearance or unfeeling questions about whether such wounds were "worth it" did not exist. «USA TODAY, Jul 15»
4
'Downton Abbey' Season 5 Premiere Recap: The Not-So-Simple Life
“Tony, I do love you, you know, in my cold and unfeeling way,” she tells Lord Gillingham, only half-joking. Mary knows enough about herself to know that if a man ... «New York Observer, Jan 15»
5
Sparkling lines save a slow first Downton
UNDECIDED: Lady Mary dithers over a marriage proposal, telling her intended: 'I do love you, you know, in my cold, unfeeling way'. «The Dominion Post, Oct 14»
6
Leah McLaren: The hardest thing about having an invisible illness
In truth, I was a callous and unfeeling member of the healthy majority. Because I was so rarely ill, I found it hard to take people's unseen illnesses seriously. «The Globe and Mail, Oct 14»
7
Paul Low 'unfeeling' and 'blind' to Putrajaya's sedition dragnet, says …
DAP has slammed minister Datuk Paul Low for defending the use of the Sedition Act, saying he was "blind" and "unfeeling" for failing to see that the colonial-era ... «The Malaysian Insider, Sep 14»
8
Downton Abbey's Viscount Gillingham begs Lady Mary to accept …
“Tony, I do love you, you know, in my cold and unfeeling way,” Mary tells him. So why won't she let him, ahem, put a ring on it then, one might ask? “I don't want ... «stv.tv, Sep 14»
9
ジョナサン・ザワダの個展「TOUCHINGLY UNFEELING」が東京・西麻布で
日本初となる今回の展覧会は「TOUCHINGLY UNFEELING」と題され、極端な対比と参照を、プリントやスカルプチャー、ビデオ作品など様々なメディアで構成・提示。 «Fashion Press, Sep 14»
10
Are the Astros heartless, unfeeling robots?
The post-negotiation negotiations between the Astros and first-overall pick Brady Aiken are a mess. If you want the sordid details, The Crawfish Boxes has been ... «SB Nation, Jul 14»

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