impassive
Syllables: im·pass·ive/ɪmˈpæsɪv/
impassive adjective: having, or revealing, no emotion.
Adjective
impassive (comparative more impassive, superlative most impassive)
- 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
- Synonyms:
- apathetic, phlegmatic, unemotional, alexithymic, apathistical, clinical, dull, cold-blooded, cold-hearted, dead inside
- Still or motionless.
- Synonyms:
- inanimate, inert, at rest, dull, lifeless, motionless, sedent, sedentary, stationary, still
impassive meaning in Tamil, Marathi, Urdu and Bengali
impassive in Tamil
- உணர்ச்சித் திறன் குறைவான, உணர்ச்சித்திறக் குறைவான, கிளர்ச்சியற்ற, மனக்கிளர்ச்சியற்ற
impassive in Marathi
- having, or revealing, no emotion
- भावनाशून्य bhāvnāśūnya
impassive in Urdu
- بےحس, بےجذبہ, بےخبر, غیرمتاثر, مردہ دل
impassive in Bengali
- আবেগহীন, ভাবলেশহীন
More languagesFewer languages
- impassive in Malayalam
- നിർവ്വികാരം, ഭാവഭേദമില്ലാത്ത, ഭാവശൂന്യമായ, മുഖത്തു നിർവ്വികാരഭാവമുള്ള
- impassive in Kannada
- ನೋವರಿಯದ, ತಣ್ಣಗಿರುವ, ಭಾವಶೂನ್ಯ, ನಿರ್ಭಾವುಕ
Synonyms of impassive
- apathetic
- phlegmatic
- unemotional
- alexithymic
- apathistical
- clinical
- dull
- cold-blooded
- cold-hearted
- dead inside
30 more synonymsFewer synonyms
- dispassionate
- emotionless
- immovable
- impassible
- insensible
- nonemotional
- nonfeeling
- nonpassionate
- nonsentimental
- stolid
- unfeeling
- unmovable
- unpassionate
- unsentimental
- adiaphroistic
- blasé
- blithe
- deaf
- cool
- shiftless
- enervated
- gallionic
- halfhearted
- ineffervescible
- insouciant
- indifferent
- jaded
- languid
- languorous
- lethargic
Forms of impassive
| comparative | more impassive |
|---|---|
| superlative | most impassive |
Origin of impassive
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).
Words formed from impassive
Words that rhyme with impassive
Questions about impassive
- What does impassive mean?
- Impassive means having, or revealing, no emotion.
- What is impassive in Tamil?
- Impassive in Tamil is உணர்ச்சித் திறன் குறைவான, உணர்ச்சித்திறக் குறைவான, கிளர்ச்சியற்ற. See Impassive meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is impassive?
- Impassive is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce impassive?
- Impassive is pronounced /ɪmˈpæsɪv/ (UK).
Words near impassive in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: impassive (page history and authors); impassive (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); impassive (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); impassive (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); impassive (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); impassive (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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