Beneath the drumhead of imposed emotionlessness, Flandry felt his body stiffen. From Wordnik.com. [A Knight of Ghosts and Shadows]
Now there was no animation in any of us, as if Alessan's emotionlessness drained us as. From Wordnik.com. [Nerilka's Story]
Now there was no animation in any of us, as if Alessan's emotionlessness drained us as well. From Wordnik.com. [Artichoke] Reference
And then the almost invisible change in his face, as the hidden emotion sank down and the stoic indifference, the emotionlessness of centuries, and the stoic kind of tolerance came over him. From Wordnik.com. [The Plumed Serpent] Reference
Which does cause some to actually leave their Veimpr village and their politeness/emotionlessness actually does the opposite and pushes people away more because who wants to be friends with someone who never laughs, grins, rarely gives the hint of a smile, and is constantly polite?. From Wordnik.com. [Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » Please do not make your characters generically nice] Reference
This evocative, palpable atmosphere is unfortunately married to a very haphazard cinematic quality, as Tsai's reliance mostly on single-shot scenes and long takes means that if a certain composition does not work or the direction does not liven up the shot, an entire scene or series of scenes can pass by with a banality and emotionlessness that has been rare for the director. From Wordnik.com. [GreenCine Daily: I Don't Want to Sleep Alone.] Reference
However, the beautiful scenery provokes emotionlessness. From Wordnik.com. [Hi I'm MAKITO! Did you hear new sound of Quaff? - quaff's MySpace Blog |] Reference
Their emotionlessness reflects a detached, fearless, and possibly dissociated state, revealing a low-state autonomic nervous system and lack of anxiety. From Wordnik.com. [Latest Articles] Reference
HAL's outpouring of feeling contrasts with the emotionlessness that characterizes the human figures in the film, who go about their business with an almost robotic efficiency. From Wordnik.com. Reference
Pop fans a bit put off by the Human League's dispassionate vocals on their breakout hit "Don't You Want Me" would have been shocked by the degree of emotionlessness heard two years earlier on the band's 1979 debut. From Wordnik.com. [AvaxHome RSS:] Reference
Then as he stood, still uncertain, he saw the giant who had until now looked on with detached emotionlessness come elbowing his way through the press, much as an elephant goes through small timber, uprooting obstacles and tossing them aside as he moves. From Wordnik.com. [A Pagan of the Hills] Reference
"This doesn't hold for extreme emotional states — complete emotionlessness or utter passion. From Wordnik.com. [Mistborn] Reference
HAL’s outpouring of feeling contrasts with the emotionlessness that characterizes the human figures in the film, who go about their business with an almost robotic efficiency. From Wordnik.com. [Is Google Making Us Stupid?] Reference
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