affectionless
Devoid of warmth
Affectionless describes someone or something lacking warmth, tenderness, or emotional attachment.
An affectionless childhood is one without parental love or nurturing.
An affectionless marriage has lost its intimacy.
The word often appears in psychological contexts describing emotional deprivation or detachment: affectionless psychopathy.
Without affection or warmth
- unaffectionateNot showing fondness
- coldLow temperature state
- distantFar away or aloof
- aloofEmotionally withdrawn, uninviting
detached · withdrawn · reserved · undemonstrative · unresponsive · remote · standoffish · frigid
Lacking pity or mercy
- callousCruelly insensitive to others
- unfeelingWithout compassion or emotion
- insensitiveUnaware of others' emotions
- hardheartedLacking sympathy or pity
unsympathetic · unempathetic · uncompassionate · pitiless · cold-hearted · stony · soulless · merciless
Lacking interest or concern
- apatheticWithout feeling or concern
- dispassionateFree from emotional involvement
- impassiveWithout visible emotion
- unmovedNot stirred physically/emotionally
unconcerned · nonchalant · blasé · stoic · phlegmatic · disinterested · uninterested · lukewarm
unloving
Without affection or warmth
- unaffectionateNot showing fondness
- coldLow temperature state
- distantFar away or aloof
aloof · detached · withdrawn · reserved · undemonstrative · unresponsive · remote · standoffish · frigid · cool
heartless
Lacking pity or mercy
- callousCruelly insensitive to others
- unfeelingWithout compassion or emotion
- insensitiveUnaware of others' emotions
hardhearted · unsympathetic · unempathetic · uncompassionate · pitiless · cold-hearted · stony · soulless · merciless · ruthless
indifferent
Lacking interest or concern
- apatheticWithout feeling or concern
- dispassionateFree from emotional involvement
- impassiveWithout visible emotion
unmoved · unconcerned · nonchalant · blasé · stoic · phlegmatic · disinterested · uninterested · lukewarm · halfhearted
affectionlessaffectionate
Showing warm regard
loving · warm · tender · warmhearted · caring
affect, affecting, affection, unaffected, affectionate, affectation, disaffection, disaffect, affections