Unmoved
[ʌn'muːvd] or [,ʌn'muvd]
Definition
(adj.) emotionally unmoved; 'always appeared completely unmoved and imperturbable' .
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Definition
(a.) Not moved; fixed; firm; unshaken; calm; apathetic.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
a. [1]. Firm, steadfast, unwavering, unswerving, unfaltering.[2]. Calm, collected, self-possessed, cool.[3]. Indifferent, insensible, unaffected, with dry eyes, without a tear.
Edited by Hardy
Definition
adj. not moved firm: not touched by emotion calm.—adjs. Unmov′able Unmove′able immovable.—advs. Unmov′ably immovably; Unmov′edly.—adj. Unmov′ing not moving: unaffecting.
Editor: Yvonne
Examples
- Excuse me, Lady Dedlock, says Mr. Tulkinghorn, quite unmoved. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- She raised her eyes to my face, on being thus addressed, and her fingers plied their work, and she looked at me with an unmoved countenance. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- I hope we are friends, was the unmoved reply; while he still watched the rising of the moon, which he had been contemplating as I approached. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- MAN TO MAN He lay sick and unmoved, in pure opposition to everything. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- Rather you found me out than found me at home,' replied the unmoved stranger. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Tom by this time had gained his feet, and was confronting his master with a steady, unmoved front. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- Halls of slavery, Ma, is mere stuff and nonsense,' returned the unmoved Irrepressible. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- From the goodness of all about me I derived such consolation as I can never think of unmoved. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- That person was your companion,' said the doctor, pointing to the still unmoved stranger. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- The quiet face looked at me in return, and the unmoved voice gave me back the changeless reply. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- Without lime,' returned that unmoved barrister-at-law, 'my existence would be unilluminated by a ray of hope. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Very good,' said Mr. Pickwick, with unmoved patience. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Rose had heard the whole with an unmoved face. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- He remained moody, obstinate, and unmoved. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- He now interposes, addressing the young surgeon in his unmoved, professional way. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Both faces were unmoved and unmoving. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- Night came on,--night calm, unmoved, and glorious, shining down with her innumerable and solemn angel eyes, twinkling, beautiful, but silent. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- She paused, and saw with no slight indignation that he was listening with an air which proved him wholly unmoved by any feeling of remorse. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
- Archer listened unmoved to the relentless chorus. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- She sat unmoved; apparently in no way disposed to interfere. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- He kept on towards the noise, unmoved. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Looking at me perfectly unmoved and with her fingers busy, she shook her head again. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- It commenced-- '“Can I view thee panting, lying On thy stomach, without sighing; Can I unmoved see thee dying On a log Expiring frog! Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Sikes remained standing in the street, apparently unmoved by what he had just heard, and agitated by no stronger feeling than a doubt where to go. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- Do you feel unmoved? Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Little woman, said he, quite unmoved for himself, to have done with the suit on any terms is a greater blessing than I had looked for. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- I cannot hear unmoved that ruffians have laid in wait for him, and shot him down, like some wild beast from behind a wall. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- And he stood and looked at her unmoved. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- Preserving her unmoved countenance, and with her fingers still going, Estella shook her head. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- This vocal exercise usually conquered Meg, but John sat as unmoved as the post which is popularly believed to be deaf. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
Editor: Yvonne