Clinical - English meaning

adjective

Not friendly or forthcoming; cool and distant.

Usage examples:

They were courteous but faintly aloof

adjective

Not taking part in things, esp. in a way that seems unfriendly

Usage examples:

Is she aloof and arrogant or just shy?, when they argued, i remained aloof.

adjective

Not friendly or willing to take part in things

Usage examples:

She seemed rather aloof when in fact she was just shy.

adjective

Of or at a low or relatively low temperature, especially when compared with the human body.

Usage examples:

A freezing cold day

noun

A low temperature; cold weather; a cold environment.

Usage examples:

My teeth chattered with the cold

adverb

Completely; entirely.

Usage examples:

We stopped cold behind a turn in the staircase

adjective

Separate or disconnected.

Usage examples:

A four-bedroomed detached house

verb

Disengage (something or part of something) and remove it.

Usage examples:

He detached the front lamp from its bracket

adjective

Not emotionally involved in a situation

Usage examples:

As a writer, he took the role of a detached observer of life., their new house has a detached garage.

adjective

Not influenced by strong emotion, and so able to be rational and impartial.

Usage examples:

She dealt with life's disasters in a calm, dispassionate way

adjective

Able to think clearly or make good decisions because not influenced by emotions

Usage examples:

The book is intended to provide a more dispassionate understanding of recent history.

adjective

Able to think clearly or make good decisions because of not being influenced by emotions

Usage examples:

In all the media hysteria, there was one journalist whose comments were clear-sighted and dispassio…

adjective

Far away in space or time.

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Distant parts of the world

adjective

Far away in space or time

Usage examples:

She dreamed of traveling to distant lands., we could hear the sound of distant thunder.

adjective

Far away

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A distant country, she could hear the distant sound of fireworks exploding.

adjective

Not influenced by, showing, or involving personal feelings.

Usage examples:

The impersonal power of a government

adjective

Lacking or not showing any interest or feeling

Usage examples:

The congressman gave a short, impersonal speech and left soon afterward.

adjective

Having no particular interest or sympathy; unconcerned.

Usage examples:

He gave an indifferent shrug

adjective

Not supporting or helping either side in a conflict, disagreement, etc.; impartial.

Usage examples:

Neutral and non-aligned european nations

noun

An impartial or unbiased state or person.

Usage examples:

Sweden and its fellow neutrals

adjective

Not expressing an opinion or taking actions that support either side in a disagreement or war

Usage examples:

Switzerland remained neutral during the war., he wanted the office painted in neutral colors.

adjective

Not having and expressing strong feelings

Usage examples:

It was hard to have a non-emotional reaction to the pictures., he was strangely non-emotional at th…

adjective

(of a person or their judgement) not influenced by personal feelings or opinions in considering and representing facts.

Usage examples:

Historians try to be objective and impartial

noun

A thing aimed at or sought; a goal.

Usage examples:

The system has achieved its objective

adjective

Not influenced by personal beliefs or feelings; fair or real

Usage examples:

An objective opinion, long-term objectives, his main objective this semester is to improve his grad…

adjective

(of a place) situated far from the main centres of population; distant.

Usage examples:

The valley is remote from the usual tourist routes

noun

Having very little connection with or relationship to.

Usage examples:

The theory seems rather intellectual and remote from everyday experience

adjective

Far away in distance, time, or relation; not close

Usage examples:

Ben grew up in a remote part of montana., it happened in the remote past., there is a remote possib…

adjective

(with reference to cousins) separated in relationship by a particular number of steps of descent.

verb

Take (something) away or off from the position occupied.

Usage examples:

Customs officials removed documents from the premises

adjective

Used to refer to a cousin (= a relation) separated from you by one, two, etc. generations (= same family age groups)

Usage examples:

She's my first cousin once removed.

adjective

Based on or characterized by the methods and principles of science.

Usage examples:

The scientific study of earthquakes

adjective

Not having or showing strong feelings.

Usage examples:

A flat, unemotional voice

adjective

Not having or expressing strong feelings, often when this is surprising or a bad thing

Usage examples:

Investigators said the couple seemed oddly unemotional about the disappearance., they described him…

adjective

Unsympathetic, harsh, or callous.

Usage examples:

My mother is a cold, unfeeling woman

adjective

Not feeling sympathy for other people’s suffering

Usage examples:

An unfeeling man

adjective

Not connected or concerned with someone or something, especially on an emotional level.

Usage examples:

Convicted killers in documentaries sound uninvolved and mechanical

adjective

Not part of an activity or event

Usage examples:

Uninvolved in he has repeatedly portrayed himself as uninvolved in the issue., we have no intention…

adjective

Not displaying or influenced by sentimental feelings.

Usage examples:

The speeches were short and unsentimental

adjective

Not influenced by emotions or not giving too much importance to emotions, especially love or sadness

Usage examples:

They have an unsentimental approach to life., her reminiscences of her impoverished childhood are v…

adjective

Not feeling, showing, or expressing sympathy.

Usage examples:

I'm not being unsympathetic, but i can't see why you put up with him

adjective

Not sympathetic (= showing that you understand or care about someone's suffering)