impassive
adjective
without emotion; apathetic; unmoved.
impassivity
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a word derived from
impassive.
Example Sentences
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With almost documentarylike impassivity, Ford and his cinematographer, Jeff Bierman, scrutinize Emily with neither sympathy nor censure, her close-ups flickering equally between anxiety and resolve.
From New York Times ● Aug. 11, 2022
His lack of verbal expression, however, did not reveal impassivity.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 7, 2019
This was a performance, of course: Sanders’ impassivity was selective, and she was adept at acting like it was the media’s reaction that was strange.
From Slate ● Jun. 15, 2019
In “Atomic Blonde,” the actress has become an avatar of icy, murderous impassivity.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2017
I regarded him with impassivity, I believe; for he wished me to be sorrowful, to wince at some degradation; but I was aware of no sentiment of horror.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
