unaffectionate

/ʌnæfˈɛkʃənət/ adj

Not affectionate; dispassionate.

Word Origin Affectionate (a variant of affectionate) comes from Latin affectus 'disposition, feeling,' from ad- 'to' + facere 'to do, make' — something done to you, an influence. Unaffectionate means lacking that warm disposition. The same root facere gives us affect, effect, factory, and manufacture. The un- prefix negates.

adj Not affectionate; dispassionate.

His unaffectionate demeanor made it hard to connect with him emotionally.

(形容词) 冷淡的;冷漠的;无情的;疏远的

他冷淡的态度让人很难在情感上与他建立联系。

(adjetivo) No cariñoso; desapasionado.

Su actitud poco cariñosa dificultaba conectar con él emocionalmente.

(adjectif) froid; détaché; distant; peu affectueux; froid [Qui manque d'affection ou de tendresse ; froid, distant.]

Son comportement **unaffectionate** rendait difficile tout lien émotionnel avec lui.

(Adjektiv) lieblos; kühl; gefühlskalt [ohne Zuneigung oder Wärme; gefühlskalt oder distanziert in der Art des Umgangs.]

Sein **unaffectionate** Verhalten machte es schwer, eine emotionale Verbindung zu ihm aufzubauen.

(形容詞) 愛情がない、情に流されないさま。

彼の愛情を示さない態度には、感情的に繋がりにくかった。

(adjetivo) não afetuoso; frio; distante; desapegado; desamoroso [Não afetuoso; sem emoção.]

Sua postura não afetuosa dificultava a conexão emocional com ele.

Word parts: un + affect + ion + ate

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