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affectless

American  
[af-ekt-lis] / ˈæf ɛkt lɪs /

adjective

  1. lacking feeling or emotion; indifferent to the suffering of others.

    an affectless, futuristic drama in which the human characters are virtually robots.
affectless British  
/ əˈfɛktlɪs /

adjective

    1. showing no emotion or concern for others

    2. not giving rise to any emotion or feeling

      an affectless novel
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

  • affectlessly adverb
  • affectlessness noun

Etymology

Origin of affectless

First recorded in 1965–70; affect 1 + -less

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