impassive

(ĭm-păs'ĭv)
adj.

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

[IN-¹ + PASSIVE, suffering (obsolete).]

impassively im·pas'sive·ly adv.
impassiveness im·pas'sive·ness or im'pas·siv'i·ty n.

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adjective

1. Without emotion or interest: apathetic, detached, incurious, indifferent, insensible, lethargic, listless, phlegmatic, stolid, unconcerned, uninterested, unresponsive. See feelings.
2. With little or no emotion or expression: dry, matter-of-fact, unemotional. See attitude/good attitude/bad attitude/neutral attitude, excite/bore/interest.
3. Not capable of being affected or impressed: impassible, insensitive, insusceptible, unimpressionable, unsusceptible. See affect/ineffectiveness.

adj

Definition: aloof, cool
Antonyms: emotional, expressive, feeling, passionate, responsive, sensitive, susceptible, warm

IN BRIEF: Unmoved by or not showing feeling.

The judge was impassive during closing arguments of the case.

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• Inert, Lazy, Tired, or Insensate

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - apatisk, ufølsom, upåvirkelig, uanfægtet

Nederlands (Dutch)
ongevoelig, uitdrukkingsloos, onaangedaan

Français (French)
adj. - impassible, imperturbable

Deutsch (German)
adj. - gelassen, unempfindlich

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - απαθής, ασυγκίνητος

Italiano (Italian)
insensibile, impassibile

Português (Portuguese)
n. - pessoa (f) impassível

Русский (Russian)
безразличный, безмятежный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - apático, indiferente, impasible, imperturbable

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - känslolös, uttryckslös, upphöjd över smärta, oberörd

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
无感情的, 无感觉的, 冷淡的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 無感情的, 無感覺的, 冷淡的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 감정이 없는, 의식 없는 , 무감각한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 苦痛を感じない, 平然とした, 無感動の

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) فاقد الحس, جامد‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮חסר רגש, שאנן, שליו, אדיש‬

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