unmoved

American  

[uhn-moovd] / ˌʌnˈmuvd /

adjective

1. having no emotional response; feeling no pity, sadness, passion, enthusiasm, etc..

   He came crying for help, but his family was unmoved—they were worn down from years of helping him to no avail.

2. unchanged, especially in value or degree; remaining the same, as one’s intentions or principles.

   Get ready for another day of unmoved barometric pressure.

   After two weeks of stalled negotiations, both sides remain unmoved.

3. having not been physically changed from one position or place to another; having been left alone.

   Does the number of upholstered pieces for the new house include the unmoved furniture?

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unmoved British  

/ ʌnˈmuːvd /

adjective

1. not affected emotionally

2. unchanged

   share price remained unmoved

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Etymology

Origin of unmoved

First recorded in 1350–1400; un- ¹ ( def. ) + moved ( def. )

Example Sentences

He has remained disciplined and unsentimental, unmoved by subjective measures like loyalty or fan reaction.

From The Wall Street Journal

Meticulous in his habits and wedded to his routines, George loves the sterile formality of the police interview room, where, unmoved by the emotional outbursts of others, he patiently sifts fact from fabrication.

From The Wall Street Journal

Langer claimed what appeared to be a clean catch, but Vaughan was unmoved.

From BBC

In ‘Critique of Judgment,’ Immanuel Kant argues that taste—the discerning appreciation of the beautiful and good—requires the critic to remain disinterested, unmoved by their own feelings of delight or aversion.

From The Wall Street Journal

It was a pick that raised eyebrows but Tuchel was unmoved, continuing to keep faith with Brentford's veteran midfielder, even to the exclusion of Palace's Wharton, saying: "He embodies everything we are trying to build."

From BBC

Related Words

• adamant
• steadfast
• unaffected
• untouched