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adj
Lacking in passion.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: passionful
adjective
not passionate
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: passionate
adjective satellite
unmoved by feeling-Margaret Deland
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: emotionless
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *peh1- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *ph1tós Proto-Italic *patosder.? Proto-Indo-European *pet-der.? Latin patior Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin passiōbor. Old English passion ▲ Latin passiōbor. Old French passionbor. Middle English passioun English passion 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 passionless From passion + -less.
Across languages
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
