MEANING
Showing no visible emotion or feeling, or lacking emotional expression altogether.
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Use for expression that reveals little or no visible emotion.Make a voice or account unsettlingly detached without explaining why.
Words that belong together
- affectless voice
- affectless account
- affectless delivery
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The affectless voice on the intercom recited each name with perfect calm.
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Usage notes
Affectless describes outward expression; it does not prove that someone feels nothing, and it can sound clinical or distancing.
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