Impassive Definition

ĭm-păsĭv
adjective
Devoid of or not subject to emotion.
American Heritage Medicine
Not feeling pain; not liable to suffering; insensible.
Webster's New World
Not feeling or showing emotion; placid; calm.
Webster's New World
Incapable of physical sensation.
American Heritage
Motionless; still.
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Origin of Impassive

  • in– passive suffering (obsolete)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Impassive Sentence Examples

  • He kept his own features impassive, but Vara's words pierced him to the core.

  • Is there anything at all behind that impassive face?

  • He was evidently distressed, and breathed painfully, but could not restrain the wild laughter that convulsed his usually impassive features.

  • Wynn's gaze was on the figures across the lake, his impassive features bathed in green light.

  • Those who came in contact with him noticed a transformation in his character; he tried to hide his natural sensibility under an impassive exterior, and concealed his political ambitions.

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