Usually means: Lacking warmth, care, or emotion.
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  1. affectionless: Merriam-Webster
  2. affectionless: Collins English Dictionary
  3. affectionless: Wiktionary
  4. affectionless: Dictionary.com

Medicine (1 matching dictionary)
  1. affectionless: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (affectionless)

▸ adjective:  Without affection; unfeeling; emotionless.
▸ adjective:  (psychology) Incapable of empathy.

Similar:
affectless, heartless, feelingless, emotionless, unfeeling, soulless, sentimentless, unresponsive, apathetic, temperless, more...

Opposite:
loving, affectionate, caring, warm-hearted

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Similar:
affectless, heartless, feelingless, emotionless, unfeeling, soulless, sentimentless, unresponsive, apathetic, temperless, more...

Opposite:
loving, affectionate, caring, warm-hearted



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