Without feeling; lacking emotion, sympathy, or physical sensation.
From 'feeling' (Old English 'felan' + '-ing') + '-less' (suffix meaning 'without'). This compound follows the pattern of negation established early in English.
Feelingless characters appear throughout literature as tragic figures—from Captain Ahab to Dolores Umbridge—suggesting that humans without feeling aren't just emotionless but dangerous.
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