impassive

im·pas·sive

 (ĭm-păs′ĭv)

adj.

1. Devoid of or not subject to emotion.

2. Revealing no emotion; expressionless.

3. Archaic Incapable of physical sensation.

4. Motionless; still.

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[in- + passive, suffering (obsolete).]

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im·pas′sive·ly adv.

im·pas′sive·ness, im′pas·siv′i·ty n.

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impassive

(ɪmˈpæsɪv)

adj

1. not revealing or affected by emotion; reserved

2. calm; serene; imperturbable

3. rare unconscious or insensible

imˈpassively adv

imˈpassiveness, impassivity n

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im•pas•sive

(ɪmˈpæs ɪv)

adj.

1. showing or feeling no emotion; unmoved.

2. not subject to suffering.

[1660–70]

im•pas′sive•ly, adv.

im•pas′sive•ness, im`pas•siv′i•ty, n.

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Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	impassive - having or revealing little emotion or sensibility; not easily aroused or excited; "her impassive remoteness"; "he remained impassive, showing neither interest in nor concern for our plight"- Nordhoff & Hall; "a silent stolid creature who took it all as a matter of course"-Virginia Woolf; "her face showed nothing but stolid indifference" stolid unemotional - unsusceptible to or destitute of or showing no emotion
	2.	impassive - deliberately impassive in manner; "deadpan humor"; "his face remained expressionless as the verdict was read" deadpan, expressionless, poker-faced, unexpressive incommunicative, uncommunicative - not inclined to talk or give information or express opinions

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impassive

adjective unemotional, unmoved, emotionless, reserved, cool, calm, composed, indifferent, self-contained, serene, callous, aloof, stoical, unconcerned, apathetic, dispassionate, unfazed (informal), inscrutable, stolid, unruffled, phlegmatic, unfeeling, poker-faced (informal), imperturbable, insensible, impassible (rare), unexcitable, insusceptible, unimpressible He searched the man's impassive face for some indication that he understood.

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impassive

adjective

1. Without emotion or interest:

apathetic, detached, incurious, indifferent, insensible, lethargic, listless, phlegmatic, stolid, unconcerned, uninterested, unresponsive.

2. With little or no emotion or expression:

dry, matter-of-fact, unemotional.

3. Not capable of being affected or impressed:

impassible, insensitive, insusceptible, unimpressionable, unsusceptible.

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Translations

عَديم التاثُّر ، بارِد الأعْصاب

bezvýrazný

uanfægtetudtryksløs

teilnahmslos

impassible

ósnortinn; svipbrigîalaus

impassibile

bejausmis

apātisksbezkaislīgs

duygusuzhissiz

冷漠的无表情的

impassive

[ɪmˈpæsɪv] ADJ → impasible, imperturbable

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

impassive

[ɪmˈpæsɪv] adj → impassible

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

impassive

adj, impassively

adv → gelassen

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

impassive

[ɪmˈpæsɪv] adj → impassibile

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

impassive

(imˈpӕsiv) adjective

not feeling or showing emotion. an impassive face. gevoelloos عَديم التاثُّر ، بارِد الأعْصاب нечувствителен impassível bezvýrazný teilnahmslos uanfægtet; udtryksløs απαθήςimpasible tundetu بی احساس؛ آرام ilmeetön impassible שֶׁאֵינוֹ מַבִּיע רֶגֶש भावना शून्य bešćutan, ravnodušan közömbös tanpa perasaan ósnortinn; svipbrigðalaus impassibile 無感動な 무감동의 bejausmis, apatiškas bezkaislīgs; apātisks tanpa perasaan onbewogenuttrykksløs, uanfektetobojętny بې زړسوى، بې حسه، سوړ (سړى impassível impa­si­bil безмятежный nevšímavý, ľahostajný, necitlivý, apatický brezčuten bezizražajan känslolös, likgiltig ซึ่งไม่แสดงอารมณ์ duygusuz, hissiz 冷漠的 спокійний, безтурботний جذبات سے عاری bình thản 冷漠的，无表情的

imˈpassively adverb

gevoelloos بدون تأثُّر، ببرود أعْصاب безстрастно impassivelmente apaticky teilnahmslos uanfægtet; udtryksløst απαθώς impasiblemente tundetult خونسردانه ilmeettömästi impassiblement מִבְּלִי לְהַבִּיע רֶגֶש भावहीनता bešćutno, ravnodušno közömbösen secara pasif svipbrigðalaust impassibilmente 無感動に 무감동하게 apatiškai bezkaislīgi; apātiski dengan tanpa perasaan onbewogenuttrykksløst, ufølsomt beznamiętnie سوړ (سړى impassivelmente impasibil безмятежно apaticky brezčutno bezizražajno känslolöst, likgiltigt อย่างไม่แสดงอารมณ์ duygusuzca 冷漠地 безтурботно بغیر جذبات کے một cách bình thản 冷淡地

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