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DISPASSIONATENESS

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Objectivity and detachment

Example:

her manner assumed a dispassion and dryness very unlike her usual tone

Synonyms:

dispassion; dispassionateness; dryness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("dispassionateness" is a kind of...):

emotionlessness; unemotionality (absence of emotion)

Derivation:

dispassionate (unaffected by strong emotion or prejudice)

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