affectless

af·fect·less

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [af-ekt-lis]
- /ˈæf ɛkt lɪs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [af-ekt-lis]
- /ˈæf ɛkt lɪs/

Definitions of affectless word

adjective affectless showing no emotion or concern for others 3
adjective affectless not giving rise to any emotion or feeling 3
adjective affectless lacking emotion, feeling, passion, etc. 3
adjective affectless lacking feeling or emotion; indifferent to the suffering of others: an affectless, futuristic drama in which the human characters are virtually robots. 1
noun affectless Lacking or not showing emotion. 1

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Origin of affectless

First appearance:

before 1965

One of the 2% newest English words

First recorded in 1965-70; affect1 + -less

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Parts of speech for Affectless

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Affectless

affectless popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

affectless usage trend in Literature

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