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impassive - Dictionary definition and meaning for impassive

IMPASSIVE

  • (adj.) deliberately impassive in manner

    "deadpan humor", "his face remained expressionless as the verdict was read"

    synonyms : deadpan , expressionless , poker-faced , unexpressive

  • (adj.) having or revealing little emotion or sensibility; not easily aroused or excited

    "her impassive remoteness", "he remained impassive, showing neither interest in nor concern for our plight", "a silent stolid creature who took it all as a matter of course", "her face showed nothing but stolid indifference"

    synonyms : stolid

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Mnemonics for impassive

  • (Tag: ) Impassive-> A person saying-"I m Passive(Not Active)", that means he has no feelings,emotions.

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  • (Tag: ) Passive : inactive hence a person inactive in revealing emotions.zzzz

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  • (Tag: ) impassive=i+m+passive....i.e. someone saying.."i am passive=: deadpan , expressionless , poker-faced , unexpressive"...:)

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  • (Tag: PLZ DONT CONFUSE) 'im-' normally means 'not'...but for these words...'im' means 'yes'... 1)impassioned(lot of passion) 2)impassive(lot of passiveness)... REMEMBER...!!!

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  • (Tag: ) IMpressively PASSIVE

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  • (Tag: ) I+M+PASSIVE....passivemeans accepting or allowing what happens or what others do , without active response hence impassive

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  • (Tag: rhyme) Kim was simply I.M.ing her friends in Lit class when the sad PASSage was read. Kim was impassive when the passage was read.

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  • (Tag: ) impassive = im (not) + passive; not activate by something.

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