impassive en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ɪmˈpæsɪv/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From im- (prefix meaning ‘not’) + passive (“which is, or is capable of being, acted on; (obsolete) which suffers, or may suffer, pain, death, etc.”, adjective).
Meanings
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Having, or revealing, no emotion.
It was a victory that clearly meant so much to Van Gaal as the normally impassive manager raced from his seat in the technical area to celebrate Lingard's winner.
2016 May 22, Phil McNulty, “Crystal Palace 1-2 Manchester United”, in BBC:
- Still or motionless.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more impassive | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most impassive | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
unimpassive · impassivity · impassiveness · impassively
Relateds
impassible · impatient · passive
Synonyms
unaroused · pococurante · halfhearted · dead inside · insouciant · immovable · unlively · enervated · phlegmatic · still · impassive · unmoved · blasé · deaf · nonemotional · gallionic · jaded · impassible · supine · indifferent · insensible · unconcerned · languid · torpedinous · shiftless · apathetic · cold-blooded · lackadaisical · stationary · tepid · nonfeeling · unmoved · stock-still · apathistical · inert · dull · emotionless · phlegmatic · unfeeling · unpassionate · clinical · otiose · nonpassionate · alexithymic · insensible · at rest · impassive · torpid · impassive · unmovable · inanimate · unenthusiastic · motionless · adiaphroistic · dull · cool · lotophagous · uninterested · languorous · dull · listless · nonchalant · dispassionate · sedent · dispassionate · apathetic · world-weary · heartless · sedentary · nonsentimental · phlegmatic · lifeless · stolid · unsentimental · nonplussed · lukewarm · mopey · unimpressible · Laodicean · meh · lethargic · unemotional · untouched · inanimate · ineffervescible · torpid · unzealous · spiritless · cold-hearted · uncaring · unmoving · blithe · apathistical · unemotional
Translations (40)
cs lhostejný (having, or revealing, no emotion) · ca impàvid (having, or revealing, no emotion) · ca impassible (having, or revealing, no emotion) · bg безстрастен (having, or revealing, no emotion) · cs klidný (still or motionless) · ga fuarchúiseach (having, or revealing, no emotion) · de teilnahmslos (having, or revealing, no emotion) · fi liikkumaton (still or motionless) · grc ἀπαθής (having, or revealing, no emotion) · hu érzéketlen (having, or revealing, no emotion) · es impertérrito (having, or revealing, no emotion) · de unbewegt (still or motionless) · ja 無感動な (having, or revealing, no emotion) · de gefühllos (having, or revealing, no emotion) · de gleichmütig (having, or revealing, no emotion) · fr impassible (having, or revealing, no emotion) · mi whakaririka (still or motionless) · de leidenschaftslos (having, or revealing, no emotion) · hu mozdulatlan (still or motionless) · hu közömbös (having, or revealing, no emotion) · tr duyarsız (having, or revealing, no emotion) · fi välinpitämätön (having, or revealing, no emotion) · nl onbewogen (having, or revealing, no emotion) · cs netečný (having, or revealing, no emotion) · ja 平然とした (still or motionless) · es impasible (having, or revealing, no emotion) · ca impertèrrit (having, or revealing, no emotion) · mr भावनाशून्य (having, or revealing, no emotion) · nl ongeëmotioneerd (having, or revealing, no emotion) · fi tunteeton (having, or revealing, no emotion) · it impassibile (having, or revealing, no emotion) · hu egykedvű (having, or revealing, no emotion) · pt imperturbável (having, or revealing, no emotion) · ca imperturbable (having, or revealing, no emotion) · nl gevoelloos (having, or revealing, no emotion) · pt impassível (having, or revealing, no emotion) · el απαθής (having, or revealing, no emotion) · nl onverstoorbaar (having, or revealing, no emotion) · cs flegmatický (having, or revealing, no emotion) · cs chladný (having, or revealing, no emotion)