unemotional person

unemotional person
noun
someone who is seemingly indifferent to emotions
Syn: ↑stoic
Ant: ↑emotional person
Derivationally related forms: ↑stoic (for: ↑stoic), ↑stoical (for: ↑stoic)
Hypernyms: ↑adult, ↑grownup

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