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passionless

[ pash-uh n-lis ]

/ ˈpæʃ ən lɪs /

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adjective

not feeling or moved by passion; cold or unemotional; calm or detached.

Origin of passionless

First recorded in 1605–15; passion + -less

OTHER WORDS FROM passionless

pas·sion·less·ly, adverb pas·sion·less·ness, noun

Words nearby passionless

passionary, passionate, passionflower, passionfruit, passionist, passionless, passiontide, passivate, passive, passive anaphylaxis, passive clot

Example sentences from the Web for passionless

It feels tired and passionless, despite the presence of much skin throughout.

TV Preview: Snap Judgments of 2012-13’s New Shows |Jace Lacob, Maria Elena Fernandez |June 12, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
For those who think of Romney as a passionless man, you have to read the story of the courtship of his wife Ann.

Passionless Mitt? |David Frum |January 23, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
I think Juliet has always believed in passionless, blood full violence.

Elizabeth Mitchell: The Lost Interview |Kara Cutruzzula |February 10, 2009 |DAILY BEAST
Was he one of those cold and passionless men upon whom no woman ever exerts an intense influence?

The Harbor of Doubt |Frank Williams

"I hear the command, and it shall be done," answered the Ka in its cold, passionless voice.

Morning Star |H. Rider Haggard
The dream was passionless, disconnected, and unintelligible.

Dream Psychology |Sigmund Freud
One might even gather that he was a passionless singer with his head in the moon.

Old and New Masters |Robert Lynd
Coxcomb as I was, I knew well how passionless was the interest expressed for me.

Pelham, Complete |Edward Bulwer-Lytton

British Dictionary definitions for passionless

passionless

/ (ˈpæʃənlɪs) /

adjective

empty of emotion or feeling a passionless marriage

calm and detached; dispassionate

Derived forms of passionless

passionlessly, adverb passionlessness, noun