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dispassionate

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dis·pas·sion·ate  (ds-psh-nt)
adj.
Devoid of or unaffected by passion, emotion, or bias. See Synonyms at fair1.
dis·passion·ate·ly adv.
dis·passion·ate·ness n.
dispassionate
Adjective
not influenced by emotion; objective
dispassionately adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.dispassionate - unaffected by strong emotion or prejudice; "a journalist should be a dispassionate reporter of fact"
cold-eyed
impartial - showing lack of favoritism; "the cold neutrality of an impartial judge"
dispassionate
adjective 1. unemotional, cool, collected, calm, moderate, composed, sober, serene, unmoved, temperate, unfazed (informal) unruffled, imperturbable, unexcited, unexcitable << OPPOSITE emotional
adjective 2. objective, fair, neutral, detached, indifferent, impartial, impersonal, disinterested, unbiased, uninvolved, unprejudiced << OPPOSITE biased
Translations
dispassionate [dɪsˈpæʃənɪt] adj (= unbiased) → imparcial (= unemotional); desapasionado
dispassionate [dɪsˈpæʃənət] adj → calme, froid(e) → impartial(e) → objectif/ive
dispassionate [dɪsˈpæʃənət] adj → nüchtern
dispassionate [dɪsˈpæʃənət] adj → calmo/a, freddo/a; imparziale


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If the periods be distant from each other, the same remark will be applicable to all recent measures; and in proportion as the remoteness of the others may favor a dispassionate review of them, this advantage is inseparable from inconveniences which seem to counterbalance it.
Federalist Papers Authored by James Madison by Madison, James View in context
Moreover, Speranski, either because he appreciated the other's capacity or because he considered it necessary to win him to his side, showed off his dispassionate calm reasonableness before Prince Andrew and flattered him with that subtle flattery which goes hand in hand with self-assurance and consists in a tacit assumption that one's companion is the only man besides oneself capable of understanding the folly of the rest of mankind and the reasonableness and profundity of one's own ideas.
War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
You are not impulsive, you are not romantic, you are accustomed to view everything from the strong dispassionate ground of reason and calculation.
Hard Times by Dickens, Charles View in context
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