Affectlessness
//ˈaˌfɛktləsnəs// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Emotional detachment; a lack of feeling. uncountable
"That is, she has an amoral affectlessness, a serene indifference to the suffering of others, which she invites and dispassionately observes as tests of her power."
Example
More examples"That is, she has an amoral affectlessness, a serene indifference to the suffering of others, which she invites and dispassionately observes as tests of her power."
Etymology
From affectless + -ness.
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