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—passionlessly, adv. —passionlessness, n./pash"euhn lis/, adj.not feeling or moved by passion; cold or unemotional; calm or detached.[1605-15; PASSION + -LESS]
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Passionless — Pas sion*less, a. Void of passion; without anger or emotion; not easily excited; calm. Self contained and passionless. Tennyson. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
passionless — index cold blooded, controlled (restrained), dispassionate, languid, lifeless (dull), nonchalant … Law dictionary
passionless — [pash′ənlis] adj. free from passion or emotion; impassive; calm passionlessly adv … English World dictionary
passionless — [[t]pæ̱ʃ(ə)nləs[/t]] ADJ GRADED If you describe someone or something as passionless, you mean that they do not have or show strong feelings. ...a passionless academic. ...their late and apparently passionless marriage. Ant: passionate … English dictionary
passionless — adjective 1. not passionate passionless observation of human nature • Ant: ↑passionate • Similar to: ↑platonic, ↑unimpassioned • See Also: ↑cold, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
passionless — adjective Lacking in passion. The lecturer had a cold, passionless approach towards his subject … Wiktionary
passionless — pass|ion|less [ˈpæʃənləs] adj with no strong feelings of love ▪ a dull, passionless marriage … Dictionary of contemporary English
passionless — adjective a room full of passionless faces Syn: unemotional, cold, cold blooded, emotionless, frigid, cool, unfeeling, unloving, unresponsive, undemonstrative, impassive … Thesaurus of popular words
passionless — passion ► NOUN 1) very strong emotion. 2) intense sexual love. 3) an outburst of very strong emotion. 4) an intense enthusiasm for something. 4) (the Passion) the suffering and death of Jesus. DERIVATIVES passionless … English terms dictionary
passionless — adjective see passion … New Collegiate Dictionary
