impassive

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(ĭm-păs'ĭv) pronunciation
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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adj

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

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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: Unmoved by or not showing feeling.

pronunciation The judge was impassive during closing arguments of the case.

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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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