"affectionless" meaning in All languages combined

See affectionless on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Forms: more affectionless [comparative], most affectionless [superlative]
Etymology: Etymology tree English affection Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English affectionless From affection + -less. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|affection|-less|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English affection Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English affectionless [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*lewHs-", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "status" : "inline", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*lewh₁-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*leusaną", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*lausaz", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*-lausaz", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*-laus", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "-lēas", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-les", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-less", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "affectionless", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="affectionless"> From affection + -less. Head templates: {{en-adj}} affectionless (comparative more affectionless, superlative most affectionless)
  1. Without affection; unfeeling; emotionless. Translations (without affection): inafetivo (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-affectionless-en-adj-CCZP9Tc8 Categories (other): English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -less, Entries with translation boxes, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 48 52 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -less: 56 44 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 66 34 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 45 55 Disambiguation of 'without affection': 99 1
  2. (psychology) Incapable of empathy.
    Sense id: en-affectionless-en-adj-VBPymwMO Categories (other): Psychology, English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 48 52 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 38 62 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 38 62 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 45 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 44 56 Topics: human-sciences, psychology, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: affectionlessness
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