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emotionlessness

emotionlessness noun: the property of being emotionless.

Noun

emotionlessness (uncountable)

  1. The property of being emotionless.
    • She tells Dr. Sacks that she identifies with Data, an android on "Star Trek" whose emotionlessness belies a great curiosity and wistfulness about the human world.1995 February 14, Michiko Kakutani, “BOOKS OF THE TIMES; Finding the Advantages In Some Mind Disorders”, in The New York Times
    • Despite their troubles, there is an emotionlessness about Lesser's characters -- you don't feel for them much.2005 October 9, Lucy Ellmann, “'The Pagoda in the Garden': Are We Amused Yet?”, in The New York Times

Origin of emotionlessness

From emotionless + -ness.

Questions about emotionlessness

What does emotionlessness mean?
Emotionlessness means the property of being emotionless.
What part of speech is emotionlessness?
Emotionlessness is a noun.

Words near emotionlessness in the dictionary

  1. emotionized
  2. emotionizes
  3. emotionizing
  4. emotionless
  5. emotionlessly
  6. emotionlessness
  7. emotionlike
  8. emotionology
  9. emotions
  10. emotive
  11. emotive hardcore

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