1.
[syn: hardhearted, stonyhearted, unfeeling]
2. devoid of feeling or sensation;
- Example: "unfeeling trees"
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Unfeeling \Un*feel"ing\, a.
1. Destitute of feeling; void of sensibility; insensible;
insensate.
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2. Without kind feelings; cruel; hard-hearted.
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To each his sufferings: all are men,
Condemned alike to groan;
The tender for another's pain,
Th' unfeeling for his own. --Gray.
[1913 Webster] -- Un*feel"ing*ly, adv. --
Un*feel"ing*ness, n.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
unfeeling
adj 1: devoid of feeling for others; "an unfeeling wretch" [syn:
hardhearted, stonyhearted, unfeeling]
2: devoid of feeling or sensation; "unfeeling trees"