undemonstrativeness
Keeping feelings hidden
Undemonstrativeness is the quality of not openly expressing feelings or affection.
Someone marked by undemonstrativeness may care deeply but shows little outward emotion: His undemonstrativeness made it hard to know if he approved.
The trait can read as reserve, coldness, or simply emotional privacy, depending on context.
Showing no feeling
- blankWithout marks or content
- deadpanExpressionless, especially for humor
- flatLacking vertical variation
- inexpressiveLacking outward emotional display
emotionless · wooden · stony · poker-faced · unmoved · unresponsive · affectless · stolid
Disinclined to speak freely
- taciturnHabitually uncommunicative
- guardedWary and restrained
- self-containedWhole without external parts
- withdrawnEmotionally distant, disengaged
uncommunicative · introverted · closemouthed · restrained · subdued · quiet · modest · unassuming
Without visible emotion
- unflappableImpossible to disturb
- phlegmaticUnemotionally calm, slow-reacting
- imperturbableIncapable of being upset
- equanimousMentally calm, undisturbed
self-controlled · composed · unperturbed · steady · even-tempered · stoical · philosophical · resigned
Far away or aloof
- detachedApart or uninvolved
- standoffishUnfriendly in manner
- remoteDistant or controller
- coldLow temperature state
unapproachable · cool · chilly · unfriendly · impersonal · antisocial · unsociable · inaccessible
Inclined to conceal
- enigmaticPuzzling and obscure
- mysteriousBeyond easy comprehension
- inscrutableImpossible to understand
- crypticObscure in meaning
clandestine · furtive · covert · veiled · hidden · concealed · opaque · impenetrable
expressionless
Showing no feeling
- blankWithout marks or content
- deadpanExpressionless, especially for humor
- flatLacking vertical variation
inexpressive · emotionless · wooden · stony · poker-faced · unmoved · unresponsive · affectless · stolid · inscrutable
reticent
Disinclined to speak freely
- taciturnHabitually uncommunicative
- guardedWary and restrained
- self-containedWhole without external parts
withdrawn · uncommunicative · introverted · closemouthed · restrained · subdued · quiet · modest · unassuming · demure
impassive
Without visible emotion
- unflappableImpossible to disturb
- phlegmaticUnemotionally calm, slow-reacting
- imperturbableIncapable of being upset
equanimous · self-controlled · composed · unperturbed · steady · even-tempered · stoical · philosophical · resigned · long-suffering
distant
Far away or aloof
- detachedApart or uninvolved
- standoffishUnfriendly in manner
- remoteDistant or controller
cold · unapproachable · cool · chilly · unfriendly · impersonal · antisocial · unsociable · inaccessible · disengaged
secretive
Inclined to conceal
- enigmaticPuzzling and obscure
- mysteriousBeyond easy comprehension
- inscrutableImpossible to understand
cryptic · clandestine · furtive · covert · veiled · hidden · concealed · opaque · impenetrable · inner
undemonstrativenessdemonstrativeness
Open display of emotion
expressiveness · effusiveness · emotiveness · exuberance · expansiveness
undemonstrativenessaffectionateness
Warmth in expressing care
warmth · tenderness · open-heartedness · lovingness · touchiness
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