dispassionateness

noun

Definition of dispassionatenessnext
as in detachment
the absence of emotional involvement your heated tone makes me question your professed dispassionateness

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  1. detachment
  2. coldness
  3. objectivity
Noun
  • Invisibility is no longer neutral; it's perceived as detachment or avoidance, especially amidst constant disruption.
    — Doug Melville, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
  • Sonos Noise Cancelling Headphones Deal The Sonos Ace Headphones deliver supreme sonic detachment with world-class Active Noise Cancellation and Dolby Atmos spatial audio with dynamic head tracking.
    — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 8 July 2026
Definition of detachment
Noun
  • In this attitude was a strange commingling of repugnance and desire, alienation and belonging, intimacy and coldness.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 July 2026
  • Her fierce intelligence helps paper over some of the screenplay’s rougher transitions, and even lends a measure of legibility to Sylvia’s sudden coldness.
    — Natalia Winkelman, Variety, 16 June 2026
Definition of coldness
Noun
  • However, some recent changes at the FDA could hurt international confidence in their objectivity and rigor.
    — C. Michael White, The Conversation, 15 July 2026
  • And then there is a separate anger, because this mechanistic objectivity is not applied evenly.
    — Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 14 July 2026
Definition of objectivity
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“Dispassionateness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dispassionateness. Accessed 25 Jul. 2026.

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