PASSIONLESS

emotionless, passionless

(adjective) unmoved by feeling; ā€œhe kept his emotionless objectivity and faith in the cause he servedā€; ā€œthis passionless girl was like an icicle in the sunshineā€-Margaret Deland

passionless

(adjective) not passionate; ā€œpassionless observation of human natureā€

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

passionless (comparative more passionless, superlative most passionless)

Lacking in passion.

Source: Wiktionary


Pas"sion*less, a.

Definition: Void of passion; without anger or emotion; not easily excited; calm. "Self-contained and passionless." Tennyson.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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28 November 2024

SYNCRETISM

(noun) the fusion of originally different inflected forms (resulting in a reduction in the use of inflections)


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