affectless

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adjective

Lacking or not showing emotion.

OriginProto-Germanic *lausaz ← Proto-Indo-European *lewHs- ← English affect →
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Meanings

adjectiveaffectless (comparative more affectless, superlative most affectless)

comparative more affectless · superlative most affectless

  1. Lacking or not showing emotion.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  2. Proto-Italic*ad
  3. Proto-Italic*ad-
  4. Latinad-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁k-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*dʰh₁kyéti
  8. Proto-Italic*θakjō
  9. Proto-Italic*fakjō
  10. Latinfaciō
  11. Latinafficiō
  12. Latinaffectus
  13. Middle Englishaffect
  14. Englishaffect
  15. Proto-Indo-European*lewh₁-
  16. Proto-Indo-European*lewHs-
  17. Proto-Germanic*leusaną
  18. Proto-Germanic*lausaz
  19. Englishaffectless

From affect + -less.

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APA

affectless. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/affectless

MLA

“affectless.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/affectless. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “affectless,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/affectless.

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