affectless
adjective
lacking feeling or emotion; indifferent to the suffering of others.
affectlessness
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a word derived from
affectless.
Example Sentences
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Jupe, 11, but looking every inch 8, is impressive in a role that requires mute expressions of fear, anger, affectlessness, distrust and panic.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2024
Williams’ skillful intentional affectlessness renders her characters slippery, difficult to pin down into preordained binaries of good and evil.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 4, 2023
Yet American Honey isn’t aiming for affectlessness at all in its sustained emotional assault on the viewer.
From Slate ● Sep. 30, 2016
Back in the ’90s I saw Mr. Callahan as part of a larger group of singer-songwriters who were creating a weird new affectlessness: Ms. Marshall, in her recordings as Cat Power; Will Oldham; Ms. Dall.
From New York Times ● Apr. 10, 2011
Affect: Complete affectlessness is an integral part of the stupor reaction.
From Benign Stupors A Study of a New Manic-Depressive Reaction Type by John T. (John Thompson) MacCurdy
