Definition of impassive Impassive

/ɪmpæˈsɪv/ - [impatsiv] - im•pas•sive

We found 5 definitions of impassive from 3 different sources.

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What does impassive mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Adjective

impassive - having or revealing little emotion or sensibility; not easily aroused or excited; "her impassive remoteness"; "he remained impassive, showing neither interest in nor concern for our plight"- Nordhoff & Hall; "a silent stolid creature who took it all as a matter of course"-Virginia Woolf; "her face showed nothing but stolid indifference"
  stolid
  unemotional unsusceptible to or destitute of or showing no emotion
impassive - deliberately impassive in manner; "deadpan humor"; "his face remained expressionless as the verdict was read"
  deadpan, expressionless, poker-faced, unexpressive
  incommunicative, uncommunicative not inclined to talk or give information or express opinions
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  • impassive (a.)
    Not susceptible of pain or suffering; apathetic; impassible; unmoved.

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