affectlessness

English

Etymology

From affectless +‎ -ness.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈaˌfɛktləsnəs/

Noun

affectlessness (uncountable)

1. Emotional detachment; a lack of feeling. [from 20th c.]
   • 1990, Camille Paglia, Sexual Personae:

     That is, she has an amoral affectlessness, a serene indifference to the suffering of others, which she invites and dispassionately observes as tests of her power.