desirelessadj.
/dɪˈzʌɪəlɪs/ Devoid of desire or longing.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > emotion > indifference > [adjective] > lacking desire or appetite
desireless1608
inappetent1796
1608 E. Topsell Hist. Serpents 233 Desirelesse it seekes these drinkes and meates.
1640 E. Reynolds Treat. Passions xl. 524 The Will is left Hopelesse, and therefore Desirelesse.
1856 R. A. Vaughan Hours with Mystics (1860) I. 254 Our spirit becomes desireless, as though there were nothing..of which we stood in need.
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deˈsirelessness n.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > [noun] > not desiring or desirous of
desirelessness1940
1940 Illustr. London News 6 Jan. 24/1 Mr. Propter is the first exponent of desirelessness to have left me cold.
1957 L. Durrell Justine i. 84 As for me I was consumed by a terrible sort of desirelessness, a luxurious anguish of body and mind.
1970 R. D. Taring Daughter of Tibet xx. 272 Holy company brings desirelessness.
1980 Church Times 4 July 7/3 She traces her experience of the onset of desirelessness concerning this world's usual enjoyments.
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