- impassiveness
- impassiveness im*pas"sive*ness n.
an absence of emotion.
Syn: apathy, impassivity. [WordNet 1.5]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
impassiveness
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impassiveness — index indifference Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
impassiveness — impassivity, impassiveness apathy, stolidity, phlegm, stoicism (see under IMPASSIVE) … New Dictionary of Synonyms
impassiveness — impassive ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not feeling or showing emotion. DERIVATIVES impassively adverb impassiveness noun impassivity noun … English terms dictionary
Impassiveness — Impassive Im*pas sive, a. Not susceptible of pain or suffering; apathetic; impassible; unmoved. [1913 Webster] Impassive as the marble in the quarry. De Quincey. [1913 Webster] On the impassive ice the lightings play. Pope. {Im*pas sive*ly}, adv … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
impassiveness — noun see impassive … New Collegiate Dictionary
impassiveness — See impassively. * * * … Universalium
impassiveness — noun the state of being impassive … Wiktionary
impassiveness — n. apathy, indifference, lack of feeling; calmness; lack of sensitivity to pain … English contemporary dictionary
impassiveness — im·passiveness … English syllables
impassiveness — noun apathy demonstrated by an absence of emotional reactions • Syn: ↑emotionlessness, ↑impassivity, ↑phlegm, ↑indifference, ↑stolidity, ↑unemotionality • Derivationally related forms: ↑stolid ( … Useful english dictionary
