Meanings
comparative more emotionlessly · superlative most emotionlessly
- Without emotion.
“The Work The Work,” which ended on Saturday, is no exception, but takes things up a notch near the beginning when the women lie down and masturbate so mechanically and emotionlessly as to strip any eroticism from the act.
2010 May 24, Roslyn Sulcas, “Asking Puzzling Questions, With Full-Frontal Intensity”, in The New York Times
Synonyms & antonyms
adverbwithout emotion; devoid of emotion
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰ
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰs
- Proto-Italic*eks
- Latinex
- Latinex-
- Proto-Indo-European*m(y)ewh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*m(y)owh₁éyeti
- Proto-Italic*moweō
- Latinmoveō
- Latinēmoveō
- Vulgar Latin*exmovēre
- Old Frenchesmovoir
- Middle Frenchesmouvoir
- Middle Frenchemotion
- Englishemotion
- Proto-Indo-European*lewh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*lewHs-
- Proto-Germanic*leusaną
- Proto-Germanic*lausaz
- Englishemotionless
- Englishemotionlessly
From emotionless + -ly.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Polish beznamiętnie
- beznamiętnieTranslations
Cite this entry
emotionlessly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/emotionlessly
“emotionlessly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/emotionlessly. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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