impassive
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
im- (“not”) + passive (“to express the suffering or feeling”)[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
impassive (comparative more impassive, superlative most impassive)
- Having, or revealing, no emotion.
- 2016 May 22, Phil McNulty, “Crystal Palace 1-2 Manchester United”, in BBC[1]:
- 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.
- Still or motionless.
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Translations[edit]
having, or revealing, no emotion
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still or motionless
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References[edit]
- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “impassive”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.