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impassible

[ im-pas-uh-buh l ]
/ ɪmˈpæs ə bəl /
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adjective

incapable of suffering pain.
incapable of suffering harm.
incapable of emotion; impassive.

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RELATED WORDS

callous, impassive, indifferent, insensible, unconcerned, passionless, invincible, protected, safe, secure, strong

Nearby words

impartial, impartiality, impartible, impassable, impasse, impassible, impassion, impassionate, impassionately, impassioned, impassive

Origin of impassible

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English word from Late Latin word impassībilis. See im-2, passible
Related formsim·pas·si·bil·i·ty, im·pas·si·ble·ness, nounim·pas·si·bly, adverb
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British Dictionary definitions for impassible

impassible

/ (ɪmˈpæsəbəl) /

adjective rare

not susceptible to pain or injury
impassive or unmoved
Derived Formsimpassibility or impassibleness, nounimpassibly, adverb
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Word Origin and History for impassible

impassible

adj.

"incapable of feeling pain, exempt from suffering," mid-14c., from Old French impassible (13c.), from Church Latin impassibilis "incapable of passion," from assimilated form of in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + passibilis, from passio "suffering" (see passion). Related: Impassibility.

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