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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Following the listless, passionless performance against Portugal, Andonovski was asked directly whether he’s concerned the problems he’s identified keep being repeated.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 2, 2023

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

Vanilla can mean anything from “without a power dynamic” to simply passionless.

From Slate • May 6, 2021

Len mocked the idea of a passionless passion.

From The New Yorker • Jul. 15, 2019

But again that passionless cold little voice stopped the words on his lips.

From "And Then There Were None" by Agatha Christie

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