impassive
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impassive
- /ɪmˈpæsɪv/ US, UK
Rhymes with -æsɪv
Where it comes from
From im- (prefix meaning ‘not’) + passive (“which is, or is capable of being, acted on; (obsolete) which suffers, or may suffer, pain, death, etc.”, adjective).
adjective more impassive · most impassive
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Having, or revealing, no emotion.
It was a victory that clearly meant so much to Van Gaal as the normally impassive manager raced from his seat in the technical area to celebrate Lingard's winner.
Similar: apathetic, phlegmatic, unemotional, alexithymic, apathistical, clinical, dull, cold-blooded, cold-hearted, dead inside, dispassionate, emotionless
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Still or motionless.
Similar: inanimate, inert, at rest, dull, impassive, lifeless, motionless, sedent, sedentary, stationary, still, stock-still
Translations
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adj having, or revealing, no emotion
| Español | impasible, impertérrito |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 無感動な mukandōna |
| Português | impassível, imperturbável |
| Français | impassible |
| Deutsch | gefühllos, gleichmütig, teilnahmslos, leidenschaftslos |
| Italiano | impassibile |
| Ελληνικά | απαθής apathís |
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