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EMOTIONLESSNESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Absence of emotion
Synonyms:
emotionlessness; unemotionality
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("emotionlessness" is a kind of...):
trait (a distinguishing feature of your personal nature)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "emotionlessness"):
blandness (the trait of exhibiting no personal embarrassment or concern)
chilliness; coldness; coolness; frigidity; frigidness; iciness (a lack of affection or enthusiasm)
dispassion; dispassionateness; dryness (objectivity and detachment)
stoicism; stolidity; stolidness (an indifference to pleasure or pain)
Derivation:
emotionless (unmoved by feeling)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Apathy demonstrated by an absence of emotional reactions
Synonyms:
emotionlessness; impassiveness; impassivity; indifference; phlegm; stolidity; unemotionality
Classified under:
Nouns denoting feelings and emotions
Hypernyms ("emotionlessness" is a kind of...):
apathy (an absence of emotion or enthusiasm)
Derivation:
emotionless (unmoved by feeling)
