- showing no emotion or concern for others
- not giving rise to any emotion or feeling: an affectless novel
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af•fect•less
(af′ekt lis),USA pronunciation adj.
af′fect•less•ly, adv.
af′fect•less•ness, n.
- lacking feeling or emotion;
indifferent to the suffering of others:an affectless, futuristic drama in which the human characters are virtually robots.
- affect1 + -less 1965–70
af′fect•less•ness, n.
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affectless /əˈfɛktlɪs/ adj