passionless

American

[pash-uhn-lis] / ˈpæʃ ən lɪs /

adjective

not feeling or moved by passion; cold or unemotional; calm or detached.

ˈpassionless British

/ ˈpæʃənlɪs /

adjective

empty of emotion or feeling

a passionless marriage
calm and detached; dispassionate

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Other Word Forms

passionlessly adverb
passionlessness noun

Etymology

Origin of passionless

First recorded in 1605–15; passion + -less

Example Sentences

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I refuse to discredit an immediate connection with someone as inherently dangerous and resign myself to passionless dating and relationships because “boring” is good and safe.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 29, 2024

Their relationship is adrift and passionless, and the stranger seems to know it, “messaging her from the shadows and keeping his identity hidden while he judged her, exposed her.”

From Washington Post • May 27, 2021

Len mocked the idea of a passionless passion.

From The New Yorker • Jul. 15, 2019

The result is a movie that, for all its operatic allusions and actorly expertise, feels dismayingly passionless.

From New York Times • Sep. 13, 2018

The scandal sheets and tattlers call her icy and passionless.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton

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