Emotionlessness

/ɪˈmoʊʃənləsnəs/ noun

Definition

The quality or state of having no emotion; complete detachment from feeling.

Etymology

From emotionless + -ness (suffix that forms abstract nouns from adjectives). This double-suffixing (emotion-less-ness) is a productive pattern in English for creating abstract qualities.

Kelly Says

Emotionlessness can range from peaceful detachment to clinical coldness—it's the noun form that lets us discuss the absence of feeling as a psychological or philosophical condition, like in discussions of depression or autism.

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