Unmoved

Part of speech: adjective

Definitions

1. Remaining emotionally unaffected or unchanged in position despite attempts at persuasion or influence
2. Displaying indifference to external pressures or stimuli, indicating a lack of emotional response or alteration in stance despite any influence or persuasion attempts
3. Showing a firm resolve without emotional fluctuation or change in viewpoint, remaining unchanged in attitude despite appeals or challenges

Etymology: The prefix "un-" is one of the oldest building blocks in English, descending from a Proto-Indo-European root meaning "not" that passed through Proto-Germanic and Old English before reaching modern speech. It attaches to adjectives and participles to reverse or negate them, so "unkind" is "not kind" and "unhappy" is "not happy." "Moved" comes from the Old French "movoir," itself from Latin "movere," meaning "to move." English uses "moved" both literally, as in something shifted from its place, and figuratively, as in a person whose feelings have been stirred. "Unmoved" therefore names the state of being neither physically shifted nor emotionally stirred, and it extends naturally to a stance or opinion that persuasion fails to shift.

Synonyms: unaffected, impassive, unperturbed, indifferent, unimpressed

Antonyms: moved, affected, emotional, stirred, touched