dispassionate
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dis·pas·sion·ate
(dĭs-păsh′ə-nĭt)adj.
Not influenced by strong feelings or emotions; impartial: a dispassionate reporter.
dis·pas′sion·ate·ly adv.
dis·pas′sion·ate·ness n.
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dispassionate
(dɪsˈpæʃənɪt)adj
devoid of or uninfluenced by emotion or prejudice; objective; impartial
disˈpassionately adv
disˈpassionateness n
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dis•pas•sion•ate
(dɪsˈpæʃ ə nɪt)adj.
free from or unaffected by passion; devoid of personal feeling or bias; impartial; calm.
[1585–95]
dis•pas′sion•ate•ly, adv.
dis•pas′sion•ate•ness, n.
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Adj. | 1. | dispassionate - unaffected by strong emotion or prejudice; "a journalist should be a dispassionate reporter of fact" impartial - showing lack of favoritism; "the cold neutrality of an impartial judge" |
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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
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
objective prejudiced, biased, partial, interested, involved, concerned
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dispassionate
adjective1. Feeling or showing no strong emotional involvement:
2. Free from bias in judgment:
disinterested, equitable, fair, fair-minded, impartial, indifferent, just, nonpartisan, objective, square, unbiased, unprejudiced.
Idiom: fair and square.
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[dɪsˈpæʃnɪt] ADJ (= unbiased) [appraisal, observer] → imparcial; (= unemotional) [voice, tone] → desapasionadoCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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
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
to be dispassionate about sth → être indifférent(e) à qch
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