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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.
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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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" 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" 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
adjective1. Without emotion or interest:
2. With little or no emotion or expression:
3. Not capable of being affected or impressed:
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عَديم التاثُّر ، بارِد الأعْصاب
bezvýrazný
uanfægtetudtryksløs
ósnortinn; svipbrigîalaus
bejausmis
apātisksbezkaislīgs
duygusuzhissiz
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impassive
(imˈpӕsiv) adjective not feeling or showing emotion. an impassive face.
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