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
  • Yoon’s style recalls the stricken narrative detachment of the young soldiers in Remarqué’s and Hemingway’s World War I and Tim O’Brien’s Vietnam.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2026
  • The Shards is a series made for (and probably by) people who can’t always distinguish among kitsch, camp, ironic detachment and affectionate nostalgia, and, frankly, don’t care.
    — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of detachment
Noun
  • Orris adds earthy depth, while a petrichor accord gives the scent an eerie coldness.
    — Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 15 July 2026
  • In this attitude was a strange commingling of repugnance and desire, alienation and belonging, intimacy and coldness.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 July 2026
Definition of coldness
Noun
  • One of the biggest mistakes leaders make during a mid-year review is allowing optimism to replace objectivity.
    — John Abusaid, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • This blatant fealty over objectivity perverts the process by choosing personal loyalists instead of independent public servants.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of objectivity
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“Dispassionateness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dispassionateness. Accessed 15 Aug. 2026.

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