Connotations behind 可愛げのない態度?


I thought 可愛げのない態度 came to the simple translation of 'charmless attitude', but
on a whim I searched up the phrase, and in daily life context it seems more
like 'having a cold attitude' than acting in an uncute way. Then I happened
upon a translation where someone translated it as 'having no further
intentions' which really just confused me more.

Am I to take 可愛げのない態度 at face value and understand it as an attitude OTHERS do
not find endearing, or should there be extra connotations for it being a cold
and uninterested attitude the doer themself is showing others, if only in
dating scenarios?




Well, it is difficult to explain.

I think "charmless attitude" is basically correct. But, if you want to know
further you should look into the word, 可愛げのない. If you check a thesaurus, you
find it is rather "devious or indirect (性格が素直でない)." It is not about
appearance, but a spirit.
<http://thesaurus.weblio.jp/content/%E5%8F%AF%E6%84%9B%E3%81%92%E3%81%AE%E3%81%AA%E3%81%84>

We do not call a devious politician *可愛げのない政治家 because we do not expect a
politician is adorable.

So, typically a child, supposed to be biddable, could be 可愛げのない. For example,
you want to do some favour for him/her, but s/he does not accept it thinking
"You cannot trick me." I think this is the most typical 可愛げのない.

Also, new hires can be 可愛げのない. They are supposed to ask for help. But, they
may refuse.

Dating is basically giving and accepting favours and offers. In dating
scenarios, 可愛げのない can be liberally translated to "no further intentions"
because people sometimes refuse to accept offers to show they have no further
intentions. But, sometimes, it is just because they are not used to it, or
shy.




Well, it is difficult to explain.

I think "charmless attitude" is basically correct. But, if you want to know
further you should look into the word, 可愛げのない. If you check a thesaurus, you
find it is rather "devious or indirect (性格が素直でない)." It is not about
appearance, but a spirit.
<http://thesaurus.weblio.jp/content/%E5%8F%AF%E6%84%9B%E3%81%92%E3%81%AE%E3%81%AA%E3%81%84>

We do not call a devious politician *可愛げのない政治家 because we do not expect a
politician is adorable.

So, typically a child, supposed to be biddable, could be 可愛げのない. For example,
you want to do some favour for him/her, but s/he does not accept it thinking
"You cannot trick me." I think this is the most typical 可愛げのない.

Also, new hires can be 可愛げのない. They are supposed to ask for help. But, they
may refuse.

Dating is basically giving and accepting favours and offers. In dating
scenarios, 可愛げのない can be liberally translated to "no further intentions"
because people sometimes refuse to accept offers to show they have no further
intentions. But, sometimes, it is just because they are not used to it, or
shy.

