Impassive
Emotionless; not showing any emotion or feeling.
adjectiveImpassive
Emotionless; not showing any emotion or feeling.
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Imagine This
Participants who are passive are usually emotionless and show no feeling or expression.
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Sounds Like
im-PASS-iv
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Looks Like
Im_passive (not active)
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Remember This
Impassive contrasts with impassioned. The prefix in- means not, and passive relates to being moved by emotions; impassive means not moved by emotion.
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Other Forms
Impassivelyadverb
Impassivitynoun
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Connect With
unemotional, stoic, indifferent
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Note
Impassive describes a person's emotional response, not their activity level. Do not confuse with 'impassable' (not passable) or with 'impatient' (not patient).