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dispassionate [dɪsˈpæʃənɪt] adj
devoid of or uninfluenced by emotion or prejudice; objective; impartial dispassionately adv dispassionateness n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
dispassionate adjective 1. unemotional, cool, collected, calm, moderate, composed, sober, serene, unmoved, temperate, unfazed (informal), unruffled, imperturbable, unexcited, unexcitable He spoke in a flat dispassionate tone. unemotional excited, emotional, intense, passionate, ardent, fervent, impassioned, ablaze 2. objective, fair, neutral, detached, indifferent, impartial, impersonal, disinterested, unbiased, uninvolved, unprejudiced We try to be dispassionate about the cases we bring. objective prejudiced, biased, partial, interested, involved, concerned Translations dispassionate [dɪsˈpæʃnɪt] ADJ (= unbiased) [appraisal, observer] → imparcial; (= unemotional) [voice, tone] → desapasionado dispassionate [dɪsˈpæʃənət] adj (= impartial) [person] → objectif/ive; [observer] → impartial(e); [point of view] → impartial(e); [way, manner] → objectif/ive; [analysis, account] → objectif/ive to be dispassionate about sth → juger qch de façon objective, juger qch de façon impartiale (= unemotional) [person] → froid(e); [tone] → froid(e) to be dispassionate about sth → être indifférent(e) à qch dispassionate dispassionate [dɪsˈpæʃ/ənɪt] adj (unbiased) → spassionato/a, imparziale; (unemotional) → calmo/a dispassionate [dɪsˈpæʃ/ənɪt] adj (unbiased) → spassionato/a, imparziale; (unemotional) → calmo/a How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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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. 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. You are not impulsive, you are not romantic, you are accustomed to view everything from the strong dispassionate ground of reason and calculation. |
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