unaffectionate
adjective
uk/ˌʌn.əˈfek.ʃən.ət/us/ˌʌn.əˈfek.ʃən.ət/notshowingfeelingsoflikingorlovingsomeone:
Mymotherwas aharshand unaffectionate woman.
She wasraisedby adistant, unaffectionatefatherwhorefusedtolethisdaughterplaywith othergirlsin theneighbourhood.
- Harold was anaustereand unaffectionatefatherto theboys.
- Havingcriticaland unaffectionateparentscan doenormousdamageto a child'semotionallife.
- She waskeentoescapeto London and get away from her unaffectionate anddisapprovingparents.
- Autisticchildrenhaveunusualemotionallives, but they are not unaffectionate.
Not showing or feeling emotions
- anodyne
- anti-sentimental
- belie
- bite
- biteyourlipidiom
- bloodless
- hard-bitten
- icily
- impassive
- impassively
- impassivity
- internalize
- poker face
- poker-faced
- reserved
- sphinx-like
- stiff upper lip
- stoic
- unsentimental
- woodenly