impassive

The definition of impassive is someone who is calm and not feeling pain.

(adjective)

An example of impassive is an experienced doctor in an emergency room.

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See impassive in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

  1. not feeling pain; not liable to suffering; insensible
  2. not feeling or showing emotion; placid; calm

Origin: < in- + passive

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See impassive in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective
  1. Devoid of or not subject to emotion.
  2. Revealing no emotion; expressionless.
  3. Archaic Incapable of physical sensation.
  4. Motionless; still.

Origin:

Origin: in-1

Origin: + passive, suffering (obsolete)

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Related Forms:

  • im·pasˈsive·ly adverb
  • im·pasˈsive·ness, imˌpas·sivˈi·ty noun

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