affectionlessadj.
/əˈfɛkʃnləs/, U.S. /əˈfɛkʃ(ə)nləs/ Without affection or warmth of feeling, passionless; (also) †without bias, unbiased (obsolete).
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the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > absence of prejudice > [adjective]
unpossesseda1586
affectionless1595
respectless1598
unprejudicating1602
spacious1609
unprejudicate1609
unprejudicated1609
undifferencing?1624
unprepossessed1629
imprejudicate1640
unprejudiced1641
unprejudicial1641
unpreoccupated1641
unsuperstitious1652
moderate1654
unforestalled1657
unengaged1659
equipondious1661
uncaptivated1678
unbiased1686
unbigoted1711
Whiggish1715
open-minded1748
progressive1780
liberal1781
prejudiceless1830
broad1832
great-eyed1850
synoptic1852
undogmatic1857
undogmatical1863
superstitionless1879
race-blind1900
personless1932
verlig1968
society > morality > rightness or justice > [adjective] > impartial
indifferent1413
universal?c1450
unpartial1551
inaffectionate1558
evened1578
unpassionate1587
unaffectionate1588
affectionless1595
dispassionate1595
impartial1597
unappassionate1598
unpassioned?1605
even-handed1611
unpassionated1611
dispassioneda1631
unpropense1641
uninteressed1643
uninteresteda1646
dispassionated1647
free1653
unconcerned1664
equanimous1670
unbiased1686
both-sided1830
the mind > emotion > love > affection > [adjective] > without affection
unaffectionate1815
affectionless1959
1595 A. Golding tr. J. Hurault Politicke, Moral, & Martial Disc. x. 70 In his Epistle to Timothie, he findeth fault with such as are affectionlesse.
1605 J. Sylvester tr. G. de Faur Τετραστικα in tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. 701 Vpon the Law thy Iudgements alwayes ground, And not on Man: For that's affection-les.
a1640 W. Fenner Treat. Affections (1650) vi. 78 Prayer is a duty that requires most freedom of affections for God, and if it be not backt with sobriety, will soon be affectionless and deadish.
1862 M. L. Putnam Trag. of Errors 243 The offspring of your cold, reluctant union With that affectionless, idealess thing!
1959 B. Wootton Social Sci. & Social Pathol. iii. 81 Bowlby's celebrated study of affectionless thieves.
1967 J. M. Argyle Psychol. Interpersonal Behaviour i. 24 Affectionless psychopaths often have a history of maternal deprivation.
2002 Record (Bergen County, New Jersey) (Nexis) 8 Dec. o1 A pragmatic, affectionless relationship developed between the Reagan administration and Saddam.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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