Affectlessness and Histrionics

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Affectlessness noun - A lack of emotion or emotional expressiveness.

Usage example: though she always acts so blasé about everything, I think her air of affectlessness is largely put on

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Histrionics is an antonym for affectlessness.

Histrionics noun - A performance of a play.

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Affectlessness is an antonym for histrionics.

Nearby Word: histrionic

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