affectless

[ af-ekt-lis ]

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

/ əˈfɛktlɪs /

adjective

1. 1. showing no emotion or concern for others
   2. not giving rise to any emotion or feeling

      an affectless novel

Other Words From

• affect·less·ly adverb
• affect·less·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of affectless¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of affectless¹

C20: from affect ¹(sense 4) + -less

Example Sentences

And there you are, years later, a jaded, affectless, neurotic, disenchanted, sad person.

From The Daily Beast

At such times she showed an affectless, impulsive excitement.

From Project Gutenberg

The condition, too, was not so completely affectless as one expects a deep stupor to be.

From Project Gutenberg

On another occasion, when asked where she was, she said: "I am at the ball—I am going to Heaven—don't shoot me" (affectless).

From Project Gutenberg

The cases chosen showed persistent, quite affectless, yet very impulsive attempts at self-injury.

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