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.

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affectless British  

/ əˈfɛktlɪs /

adjective

1. 1. showing no emotion or concern for others

   2. not giving rise to any emotion or feeling

      an affectless novel

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Other Word Forms

• affectlessly adverb
• affectlessness noun

Etymology

Origin of affectless

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

Example Sentences

Ridley’s performance is affectless and deadpan, until it isn’t.

From New York Times

For most of her life, Jane Birkin, who died Sunday at 76, acted as a bridge — an elegant one, with an affectless grace that never betrayed the strains of load bearing.

From New York Times

Astrud Gilberto sings “The Girl from Ipanema” in a light, affectless style that influenced Sade and Suzanne Vega among others, as if she had already moved on to other matters.

From Seattle Times

Astrud Gilberto sings “The Girl From Ipanema” in a light, affectless style — as if she had already moved on to other matters — that decades later influenced singers such as Sade and Suzanne Vega among others.

From Los Angeles Times

They deliver their lines in an emotionless, crystal-clear manner that verges on the unrehearsed; not entirely affectless, but rather with the slightly enunciated flatness of an audio tutorial.

From New York Times