Affectless

Pronunciation: /əˈfɛktləs/

Definitions of affectless

adjective showing or having a lack of emotion or feeling

Example Sentences

A1 She had an affectless expression on her face.

A2 The movie's affectless acting left the audience feeling disconnected.

B1 His affectless demeanor made it difficult to gauge his true emotions.

B2 The artist's affectless style of painting was both intriguing and unsettling.

C1 The politician's affectless response to the crisis was criticized by many.

C2 Despite his affectless appearance, he was actually a very caring and compassionate person.

Examples of affectless in a Sentence

formal The affectless tone of the presentation left the audience feeling disconnected.

informal She seemed so affectless during the meeting, like nothing could bother her.

slang He's always so affectless, it's like he doesn't care about anything.

figurative Her affectless demeanor was like a mask hiding her true emotions.

Grammatical Forms of affectless

• past tense: affected
• plural: affectlesses
• comparative: more affectless
• superlative: most affectless
• present tense: affectless
• future tense: will be affectless
• perfect tense: has been affectless
• continuous tense: is being affectless
• singular: affectless
• positive degree: affectless
• infinitive: to affectless
• gerund: affectlessing
• participle: affectlessed

Origin and Evolution of affectless

First Known Use: 1885 year

Language of Origin: English

Story behind the word: The word 'affectless' originated from the combination of the prefix 'a-' meaning 'without' and the word 'affect' which comes from Latin 'affectus' meaning 'emotion'.

Evolution of the word: Originally used in psychology to describe a lack of emotional response, 'affectless' has evolved to also describe a detached or unemotional demeanor in general.