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無愛想 (ぶあいそう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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Usage patterns 無ぶ 愛あい 想そう な 態たい 度ど an unfriendly, curt attitude
He dealt with the customer with a curt, unfriendly attitude.
無ぶ 愛あい 想そう に 〈 動どう 詞し 〉 to do something curtly or brusquely
The clerk answered curtly with just a 'yes.'
無ぶ 愛あい 想そう な 顔かお a sullen, unfriendly expression
She always has an unfriendly, sullen look on her face.
Kanji 無 nothingness, none, ain't 愛 love, affection, favourite 想 idea, thought, conception Related words つっけんどん describes a curt, brusque way of speaking or acting in a specific moment, while 無愛想 describes a person's generally cold, unsociable manner.
冷淡 emphasizes emotional coldness or indifference toward someone, whereas 無愛想 focuses more narrowly on an unfriendly, unwelcoming social manner.
素っ気ない describes a terse, dismissive response or reaction, while 無愛想 more broadly describes someone's overall unfriendly demeanor.
Opposites 気さく describes someone as friendly, approachable, and easy to talk to, the opposite of the cold, unsociable manner conveyed by 無愛想.
愛想 describes a friendly, approachable manner, while 無愛想 describes the opposite—being curt, cold, or unfriendly.
Written forms 無愛想
不愛想
rarely-used kanji form
ぶあいそ
Etymology A compound of 無, here read ぶ, and 愛想, “affability; sociability,” literally denoting an absence of friendliness. 不愛想 is a variant spelling.
ぶっきらぼう
N1
無愛想 describes a generally unsociable, unfriendly personality, whereas ぶっきらぼう describes a particular blunt manner of speaking or acting.
無愛想 describes a curt, unfriendly manner of speaking or behaving, while 不親切 is broader and covers any lack of helpfulness or thoughtfulness.
