passionless

Meanings

• adjective

  Lacking passion or emotion; impassive.

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with passionless
helpless , endless , hopeless , worthless

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Variants

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passion , passionless , passions

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Etymology

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From the Latin word 'passio' meaning 'suffering' or 'experience' and the suffix '-less' meaning 'without'.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'passionless' was first used in English literature in the 15th century.

2. In some Eastern cultures, passionless is considered a desirable trait for achieving enlightenment and inner peace.

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Related Concepts

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1. apathy: A state of indifference or lack of emotional response, similar to passionless.

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Quotes

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1. The skin is dry and as chaste and beautiful as old paper. But I remember the "passion" inspired by those fingers, their gifted, sly, infinitely provocative caresses and gestures.

   - Richard Selzer,{it}Discover{/it},February 1994

2. The gods themselves had "passions" and frailties—these are the stuff of the myths.

   - James Salter,{it}New Yorker{/it},4 Aug. 1997

3. If anyone had asked me what my "passions" were, I would have said building fires, climbing cliffs, going on long hikes in the woods …

   - Paul Theroux,{it}Newsweek{/it},6 Aug. 2001

4. Polo was the Khan's "passion". He cared for little else, and when his armies moved, he moved with them, because he couldn't stand to be without the game.

   - Hunter S. Thompson,{it}Rolling Stone{/it},15 Dec. 1994

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How to Memorize "passionless"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a person or object that is completely emotionless and unresponsive.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with the image of a statue or a robot that does not have feelings.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Passionate People Are Somewhat Excited' to remember that the opposite of passion is passionless.

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