impassibility C2 Topic:Abstract Ideas US /ɪmˌpæsəˈbɪləti/ UK /ɪmˌpæsəˈbɪləti/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun the condition of being incapable of suffering, feeling, or being emotionally affected The philosopher rejects impassibility when it means the complete absence of appropriate feeling. 2 noun theology: the doctrine that God cannot suffer or be changed by external forces The debate over divine impassibility asks whether God can suffer. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the condition of being... insensibilityimperturbability 2 noun · theology: the doctrine that... divine impassibility ↔ Opposites passibilitysusceptibility Word family Related forms impassibleapatheia Etymology From impassible + -ity, ultimately from Late Latin impassibilitas, "incapacity for suffering," built on in- ("not") + passibilis ("able to suffer"). Topics Abstract Ideas External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # impassibility **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ɪmˌpæsəˈbɪləti/ **IPA (UK):** /ɪmˌpæsəˈbɪləti/ ## Meanings 1. the condition of being incapable of suffering, feeling, or being emotionally affected 2. theology: the doctrine that God cannot suffer or be changed by external forces ## Examples - The philosopher rejects impassibility when it means the complete absence of appropriate feeling. - The debate over divine impassibility asks whether God can suffer. ## Synonyms - insensibility - imperturbability ## Antonyms - passibility - susceptibility ## Related Forms - impassible - apatheia ## Etymology From impassible + -ity, ultimately from Late Latin impassibilitas, "incapacity for suffering," built on in- ("not") + passibilis ("able to suffer"). ## Topics - Abstract Ideas markdown