そっけない

そっけない
i-adjective
curt; cold; blunt; unfriendly
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Presentそっけないそっけなくない
Pastそっけなかったそっけなくなかった
て formそっけなくてそっけなくなくて
Adverbialそっけなく—
Conditional ばそっけなければそっけなくなければ
Conditional たらそっけなかったらそっけなくなかったら
1. curt; cold; blunt; unfriendly
Showing no warmth, interest, or enthusiasm; abrupt or distant in manner.
そっけない返事(へんじ)だった。
It was a curt reply.
彼女(かのじょ)の態度(たいど)がそっけなくて傷(きず)ついた。
I was hurt by her cold attitude.
そっけなく断(ことわ)られて落(お)ち込(こ)んだ。
I felt down after being turned down so bluntly.

そっけない describes a manner that lacks warmth, friendliness, or enthusiasm. It often implies that someone is being abrupt or dismissive, whether intentionally or not.

FORMS:

  • そっけなく (adverbial): そっけなく断(ことわ)る (to refuse curtly)
  • そっけなさ (noun form): 彼(かれ)のそっけなさ (his coldness)

KANJI:
Can be written as 素っ気(そっけ)ない, though hiragana is more common.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • そっけない態度(たいど): cold attitude
  • そっけない返事(へんじ): curt reply
  • そっけなく扱(あつか)う: to treat coldly

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 冷(つめ)たい: cold (in attitude; broader, can describe personality overall)
  • よそよそしい: distant, aloof (implies deliberate emotional distance)
  • 無愛想(ぶあいそう): unfriendly, gruff (lack of social warmth in general)
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Added 2026.1.20 23:05 · Revised 2026.3.27 20:50
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