dispassionate

American  

[dis-pash-uh-nit] / dɪsˈpæʃ ə nɪt /

adjective

1. free from or unaffected by passion; devoid of personal feeling or bias; impartial; calm.

   a dispassionate critic.

   Synonyms:

   just, fair, uninvolved, unemotional, cool

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dispassionate British  

/ dɪsˈpæʃənɪt /

adjective

1. devoid of or uninfluenced by emotion or prejudice; objective; impartial

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Other Word Forms

• dispassionately adverb
• dispassionateness noun
• undispassionate adjective
• undispassionately adverb

Etymology

Origin of dispassionate

First recorded in 1585–95; dis- ¹ + passionate

Example Sentences

We must all reexamine our beliefs in a critical and dispassionate spirit to determine whether we are apprehending reality or clinging to mental fetishes.

From Salon

In some areas such as human resources, even AI industry professionals argue that human emotion is important—and AI decision-making might be too dispassionate.

From The Wall Street Journal

A dispassionate prompt—one that reminds leaders of what they have agreed to—can make a real difference by highlighting disconnects and asking, “Are you OK with that?”

From The Wall Street Journal

So last weekend, amid all the speculation about the president’s health, I remained dispassionate.

From Salon

But recently, our inboxes have fewer queries for dispassionate data and more desperate questions about travel, safety and rights.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• abstract
• candid
• detached
• disinterested
• sober
• unbiased
• unemotional