IMPASSIVE
Dictionary entry overview: What does impassive mean? • IMPASSIVE (adjective)
The adjective IMPASSIVE has 2 senses:
1. having or revealing little emotion or sensibility; not easily aroused or excited
2. deliberately impassive in manner
Familiarity information: IMPASSIVE used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• IMPASSIVE (adjective)
Meaning:
Having or revealing little emotion or sensibility; not easily aroused or excited
Synonyms:
impassive; stolid
Context examples:
her impassive remoteness / he remained impassive, showing neither interest in nor concern for our plight / a silent stolid creature who took it all as a matter of course / her face showed nothing but stolid indifference
Similar:
unemotional (unsusceptible to or destitute of or showing no emotion)
Meaning:
Deliberately impassive in manner
Synonyms:
deadpan; expressionless; poker-faced; unexpressive; impassive
Context examples:
deadpan humor / his face remained expressionless as the verdict was read
Similar:
incommunicative; uncommunicative (not inclined to talk or give information or express opinions)
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