impassive
Americanadjective
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without emotion; apathetic; unmoved.
- Synonyms:
- unperturbed, undisturbed, indifferent, stoical, phlegmatic, emotionless
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calm; serene.
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unconscious; insensible.
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not subject to suffering.
- Synonyms:
- unflinching, unaffected
adjective
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not revealing or affected by emotion; reserved
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calm; serene; imperturbable
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rare unconscious or insensible
Other Word Forms
- impassively adverb
- impassiveness noun
- impassivity noun
Etymology
Origin of impassive
Example Sentences
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At the door to the courtyard the matron turned, erect and impassive, back along the corridor.
From Literature
I try, out of the corner of my bleary eye, to discern what he might be thinking, but his face is impassive.
From Literature
Salzburg cheated his eyes over toward Mom, whose face remained as impassive as stone.
From Literature
He turned to the wall with a face impassive as granite.
From Literature
Someone on the panel of three impassive strangers stopped me every time I made a mistake and asked me to start again.
From BBC
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