impassive

[ im-pas-iv ]

/ ɪmˈpæs ɪv /

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adjective

without emotion; apathetic; unmoved.

calm; serene.

unconscious; insensible.

not subject to suffering.

Origin of impassive

First recorded in 1660–70; im-² + passive

SYNONYMS FOR impassive

1 emotionless, phlegmatic, stoical, indifferent, undisturbed, unperturbed.

2 tranquil, unruffled, composed.

4 unaffected; unflinching.

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OTHER WORDS FROM impassive

im·pas·sive·ly, adverb im·pas·sive·ness, im·pas·siv·i·ty

[im-pa-siv-i-tee] /ˌɪm pæˈsɪv ɪ ti/, noun

Words nearby impassive

impasse, impassible, impassion, impassionate, impassioned, impassive, impaste, impasto, impatent, impatience, impatiens

Example sentences from the Web for impassively

Some of these attacks have been videotaped in a manner that suggests Israeli forces on the scene stood by impassively.

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They both stood charged as adults and faced the judge as impassively as if it were all just what was to be expected.

Chicago Gang Shootings Spike as the City Tries to Cope |Michael Daly |April 17, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
There was a crowd about the engine, and the grimy-faced engineer leaned from his cab, inspecting them impassively.

Betty Gordon in the Land of Oil |Alice B. Emerson
"We ha'n't given it a fair trial yet," said the young man, impartially, almost impassively.

The Landlord at Lion's Head, Complete |William Dean Howells

The chuprassis put their hands to their foreheads, and then impassively approached the Englishwoman.

Six Women |Victoria Cross
Each one of those minutes he waited so impassively marked the rush of a year's memories.

Ben Blair |Will Lillibridge
He put his feet up on the corner of the desk, and tipping back his chair, surveyed the discomfited Viscount impassively.

The Market-Place |Harold Frederic

British Dictionary definitions for impassively

impassive

/ (ɪmˈpæsɪv) /

adjective

not revealing or affected by emotion; reserved

calm; serene; imperturbable

rare unconscious or insensible

Derived forms of impassive

impassively, adverb impassiveness or impassivity (ˌɪmpæˈsɪvɪtɪ), noun

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