"impassive" meaning in English

See impassive in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ɪmˈpæsɪv/ Forms: more impassive [comparative], most impassive [superlative]
Etymology: From im- (“not”) + passive (“to express the suffering or feeling”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*peh₁-}}, {{prefix|en|im|passive|t1=not|t2=to express the suffering or feeling}} im- (“not”) + passive (“to express the suffering or feeling”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} impassive (comparative more impassive, superlative most impassive)
  1. Having, or revealing, no emotion. Categories (topical): Personality Synonyms: apathetic, phlegmatic, unemotional, alexithymic, apathetic Translations (having, or revealing, no emotion): ἀπαθής (apathḗs) (Ancient Greek), безстрастен (bezstrasten) (Bulgarian), onbewogen (Dutch), gevoelloos (Dutch), ongeëmotioneerd (Dutch), onverstoorbaar (Dutch), tunteeton (Finnish), välinpitämätön (Finnish), impassible (French), gefühllos (German), gleichmütig (German), teilnahmslos (German), leidenschaftslos (German), απαθής (apathís) (Greek), közömbös (Hungarian), egykedvű (Hungarian), érzéketlen (Hungarian), fuarchúiseach (Irish), 無感動な (mukandōna) (Japanese), भावनाशून्य (bhāvnāśūnya) (Marathi), impassível (Portuguese), impasible (Spanish), Duyarsız (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-impassive-en-adj-nc6ga8E7 Disambiguation of Personality: 89 11 Categories (other): English terms prefixed with im- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with im-: 55 45 Disambiguation of 'having, or revealing, no emotion': 98 2
  2. Still or motionless. Synonyms: inanimate, inert, stationary Translations (still or motionless): liikkumaton (Finnish), unbewegt (German), mozdulatlan (Hungarian), 平然とした (hēzentoshita) (Japanese), whakaririka (Maori)
    Sense id: en-impassive-en-adj-k5dXxm~D Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with im-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Marathi translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 83 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with im-: 55 45 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 27 73 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 24 76 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 89 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 37 63 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 26 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 37 63 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 25 75 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 25 75 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 42 58 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 33 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 35 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Marathi translations: 36 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 44 56 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 16 84 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 34 66 Disambiguation of 'still or motionless': 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: passive, impassible, impatient
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    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "still or motionless",
      "word": "whakaririka"
    }
  ],
  "word": "impassive"
}

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