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Meaning of "impassive" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF IMPASSIVE

impassive  [ɪmˈpæsɪv] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF IMPASSIVE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Impassive is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES IMPASSIVE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Apathy

Apathy is most commonly defined as a lack of feeling, emotion, interest, or concern. It is a state of indifference, or the suppression of emotions such as concern, excitement, motivation, and/or passion. An apathetic individual has an absence of interest in or concern about emotional, social, spiritual, philosophical and/or physical life and the world. The apathetic may lack a sense of purpose or meaning in their life. An apathetic person may also exhibit insensibility or sluggishness. In positive psychology, apathy is described as a result of the individual feeling they do not possess the level of skill required to confront a challenge. It may also be a result of perceiving no challenge at all. Apathy may be a sign of more specific mental problems such as schizophrenia or dementia. However, apathy is something that all people face in some capacity. It is a natural response to disappointment, dejection, and stress. As a response, apathy is a way to forget about these negative feelings.

Definition of impassive in the English dictionary

The first definition of impassive in the dictionary is not revealing or affected by emotion; reserved. Other definition of impassive is calm; serene; imperturbable. Impassive is also unconscious or insensible.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH IMPASSIVE


abusive
əˈbjuːsɪv
adhesive
ədˈhiːsɪv
aggressive
əˈɡrɛsɪv
comprehensive
ˌkɒmprɪˈhɛnsɪv
defensive
dɪˈfɛnsɪv
excessive
ɪkˈsɛsɪv
exclusive
ɪkˈskluːsɪv
expensive
ɪkˈspɛnsɪv
explosive
ɪkˈspləʊsɪv
extensive
ɪkˈstɛnsɪv
impressive
ɪmˈprɛsɪv
inclusive
ɪnˈkluːsɪv
intensive
ɪnˈtɛnsɪv
massive
ˈmæsɪv
nonpassive
ˌnɒnˈpæsɪv
offensive
əˈfɛnsɪv
passive
ˈpæsɪv
progressive
prəˈɡrɛsɪv
responsive
rɪˈspɒnsɪv
supermassive
ˌsuːpəˈmæsɪv

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE IMPASSIVE

impassability
impassable
impassableness
impassably
impasse
impassibility
impassible
impassibleness
impassibly
impassion
impassioned
impassionedly
impassionedness
impassively
impassiveness
impassivity
impastation
impaste
impasto
impatience

WORDS THAT END LIKE IMPASSIVE

compressive
concussive
depressive
dismissive
emissive
essive
expressive
immunosuppressive
inexpressive
obsessive
on the defensive
oppressive
passive-aggressive
permissive
possessive
recessive
regressive
repressive
submissive
successive
suppressive

Synonyms and antonyms of impassive in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «IMPASSIVE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «impassive» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of impassive

Translation of «impassive» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF IMPASSIVE

Find out the translation of impassive to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of impassive from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «impassive» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

无动于衷的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

impasible
570 millions of speakers

English

impassive
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

आवेगहीन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

رائق
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

бесстрастным
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

impassível
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

impassionedly
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

impassible
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bersemangat
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

gelassen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

無表情な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

무표정한
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Impassionedly
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

trơ trơ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

impassionedly
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

उत्कटतेने
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

impassionedly
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

impassibile
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

niewzruszony
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

безпристрасним
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

impasibil
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

απαθής
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gevoelloos
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

oberörd
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ubevegelig
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of impassive

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «IMPASSIVE»

The term «impassive» is normally little used and occupies the 117.402 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «IMPASSIVE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «impassive» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «impassive» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about impassive

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «IMPASSIVE»

Discover the use of impassive in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to impassive and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Essays in Ancient Greek Philosophy V: Aristotle's Ontology
However, as Rodier and Hicks point out,40 the participial construction Tfl ouriQitov £vep7eia ("being in essence activity") at a18 is best taken not as an explanation of why productive mind has the characteristics of being separable, impassive, ...
John Peter Anton, George L. Kustas, Anthony Preus, 1992
2
Divine Impassibility: An Essay in Philosophical Theology
(197—8) Again by contrast it follows that an impassive God would be even less responsive to us than “the most trivial of physical particles,” his heart unchanged by our most heartfelt pleas. That Hartshorne's position has remained constant can ...
Richard E. Creel, 2005
3
Five Books of S. Irenaeus: Bishop of Lyons, Against Heresies
Book 2. substance and of the same origin, will either be all capable should of offering, together with Him who produced them : or suffer, the will all continue impassive. For they cannot surely main- others be. * , * impassive tain that upon such ...
Saint Irenaeus (Bishop of Lyon.), 1872
4
A Library of Fathers of the Holy Catholic Church, Anterior ...
1 iO Passion if it exist, exists in fatlier also. Book 2. substance and of the same origin, will either be all capable should of sun?ermg, together with Him who produced them : or suffer, the wiH aU continue impassive. For they cannot surely main- ...
‎1872
5
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Synonyms
One is impassive who feels or shows no emotion or sensation, without necessary implication of insusceptibility <his majestic impassivity contrasting with the overt astonishment with which a row of savagely ugly attendant chiefs grinned and ...
Merriam-Webster, Inc, 1984
6
56th-107th day, Oct. 1, 1880-Nov. 8, 1881. Report and ...
Q. You mean to say now, tbat during the interview with General Sheridan his manner was quite impassive? — A. So far as I observed. Q. You stated only two or three minutes ago that duriug that interview — you stated two or three times over ...
Gouverneur Kemble Warren, 1883
7
The dissertations of Maximus Tyrius, tr. by T. Taylor
impassive and immortal, but a daemon according to the immortal and passive * ; man according to the passive and mortal ; a beast according to the irrational and sensitive ; and a plant according to the animated and impassive. And the ...
Maximus (Tyrius.), 1804
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The dissertations of Maximus Tyrius
impassive and immortal, but a daemon according to the immortal and passive * ; man according to the passive and mortal ; a beast according to the irrational and sensitive ; and a plant according to the animated and impassive. And the ...
Maximus (of Tyre), 1804
9
Regarding Nature: Industrialism and Deep Ecology
To be sure, there would be no cognitive reflection on values and no ethical theories, no opera and no art But there would be vastly more than only " impassive phenomena " There would still be most of the wonderful dance of life A puzzling note ...
Andrew McLaughlin, 1993
10
Littell's Living Age
Like ogres in council those mountains looked down, Impassive, each king in his purple and crown." For the moon to unfold " the lull of the quiet blue air " must, we suppose, mean that it was unfolding the quiet of the quiet blue air, a difficult ...
Eliakim Littell, Robert S. Littell, 1863

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «IMPASSIVE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term impassive is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Impassive 'Amazing Grace' tells the story of the world-famous hymn …
With its clean-cut heroes and villains and its earnest Christianity, the musical “Amazing Grace” is an outlier on Broadway — where the new ... «New York Post, Jul 15»
2
James E. Holmes guilty of murder in Aurora movie theater massacre …
Dressed in a grey shirt and khakis, his hair trimmed close to his head and wearing glasses, Holmes remained impassive while Judge Carlos ... «Entertainment Weekly, Jul 15»
3
Defense Gets Turn To Grill Dewey Finance Director | The American …
Canellas, whose demeanor Thursday ranged from befuddled to impassive, was also forced to admit that he didn't know the convoluted ... «The American Lawyer, Jul 15»
4
REVIEW: Confusions, Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough …
... to impress the much younger Paula, Emma Manton, and Bernice, Elizabeth Boag, watched by an impassive waiter, Stephen Billington? «Whitby Today, Jul 15»
5
Out of Chaos: Ben Uri - 100 Years in London, Somerset House …
... Jew born in Spitalfields), Rabbi and Rabbitzin, 1914, shows a wide-eyed couple, monumental and impassive yet somehow highly emotional, ... «The Arts Desk, Jul 15»
6
'The Peony Pavilion': Underpowered beauty - The Washington Post
This ballet was like trying to have a conversation with a gorgeous, impassive woman who speaks in whispers. After a while the fascination ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
7
How Nintendo Squandered Its Wii Triumph - Bloomberg View
The death of Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata on July 11 unleashed a rare outpouring of emotion in Japan's normally impassive tech world, and ... «Bloomberg View, Jul 15»
8
Sounds of the solar system: probing Pluto's predicted score | Music …
... moments when the spectral cosmic whispering of Matthews's music explodes with shocking ferocity, as if the cold, impassive power of Pluto's ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
9
Adams Terror Suspect Ordered Detained Until Trial
Ciccolo was impassive for most of the hearing, frequently looking down but, for the most part, following the attorney's arguments. When he ... «iBerkshires.com, Jul 15»
10
'Life was great till I lost it all. I never expected to get it back …
... as they once more played his favourite song, Queen's We Will Rock You, his previously impassive face changed, Francie and Mona dared to ... «Irish Independent, Jul 15»

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