Impassive Definition & Meaning
impassive
- adjective
- having or revealing little emotion or sensibility; not easily aroused or excited; "her impassive remoteness"; "he remained impassive, showing neither interest in nor concern for our plight"- Nordhoff & Hall; "a silent stolid creature who took it all as a matter of course"-Virginia Woolf; "her face showed nothing but stolid indifference"
- deliberately impassive in manner; "deadpan humor"; "his face remained expressionless as the verdict was read"
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- What does impassive mean?
- having or revealing little emotion or sensibility; not easily aroused or excited; "her impassive remoteness"; "he remained impassive, showing neither interest in nor concern for our plight"- Nordhoff & Hall; "a silent stolid creature who took it all as a matter of course"-Virginia Woolf; "her face showed nothing but stolid indifference" deliberately impassive in manner; "deadpan humor"; "his face remained expressionless as the verdict was read"
- What part of speech is impassive?
- Impassive is an adjective.
- How many definitions does impassive have?
- Impassive has 2 definitions across 1 part of speech (adjective).