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impassiveness Definition


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impassive
adj
    1. Incapable of feeling and expressing emotion.
    2. Showing no feeling or emotion.
      Thesaurus: indifferent, apathetic, inscrutable, unemotional, callous, stoic, phlegmatic, composed, laid-back (slang); Antonym: moved, responsive, compassionate.
Derivative: impassively
adverb
    Derivative: impassiveness
    noun
      Etymology: 17c: from Latin passivus susceptible to pain.



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