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impassible

  • /ɪmˈpasɪbəl/ UK

Where it comes from

From Old French impassible.

adjective more impassible · most impassible

  1. Unable to feel emotion; impassive.

    Similar: emotionless, unfeeling, alexithymic, apathistical, clinical, dull, phlegmatic, cold-blooded, cold-hearted, dead inside, dispassionate, immovable

  2. Incapable of suffering detriment or injury. [W]e say it is unreasonable, that this [the bread or host of the Eucharist] should be changed into flesh, […] into that body of Christ, which is in heaven; he remaining there, and being whole and impassible, and unfrangible, this, we say, is unreasonable and impossible: […]
  3. Unable to suffer, or feel pain.
  4. misspelling Misspelling of impassable

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adj unable to feel emotion

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"impassible." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/impassible. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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impassible. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/impassible

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"impassible." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/impassible.

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@misc{impassible_2026,
  title = {impassible},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/impassible},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}