impassive

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ɪmˈpæsɪv/ UK /ɪmˈpæsɪv/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
not feeling or showing emotion

Her face stayed impassive as the verdict was read aloud.

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Synonyms

1 adj · not feeling or showing emotion expressionless stoicunemotionalstolid unmoved phlegmatic

Opposites

expressive emotional animated responsive

Word family

Forms impassiveness

Derived forms impassivelyimpassivenessimpassivity

Related forms passive passion compassion

Etymology

From in- ('not') + passive, from Latin passivus ('capable of feeling or suffering'), from pati ('to suffer').

passivus Latin pati Latin

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Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# impassive

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ɪmˈpæsɪv/
**IPA (UK):** /ɪmˈpæsɪv/

## Meanings
1. not feeling or showing emotion

## Examples
- Her face stayed impassive as the verdict was read aloud.

## Synonyms
- expressionless
- stoic
- unemotional
- stolid
- unmoved
- phlegmatic

## Antonyms
- expressive
- emotional
- animated
- responsive

## Derived Forms
- impassively
- impassiveness
- impassivity

## Related Forms
- passive
- passion
- compassion

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: passivus
- Root: pati

## Etymology
From in- ('not') + passive, from Latin passivus ('capable of feeling or suffering'), from pati ('to suffer').

## AI Etymology
Impassive comes from in- ('not') + passive, from Latin passivus ('capable of feeling or suffering'), from pati ('to suffer'). The historical trail runs through Latin passivus and Latin pati. Morphologically, the surface form is analyzable into prefixes, suffixes, compounds, or participial endings that carry part of the history. In modern use it means not feeling or showing emotion. Derived formations include impassively, impassiveness, impassivity; related forms include passive, passion, compassion.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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