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- pronunciation:
- ihm
pae
sihv
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective)
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
not having, showing, or responding to emotion; unfeeling, expressionless, or insensitive.
The lawyer hoped his client would show some remorse, but the young man remained impassive.- antonyms:
- emotional, responsive
- similar words:
- cold, impersonal, obtuse, phlegmatic, sedate, stolid, wooden
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| definition 2: |
not subject to physical sensation or suffering; insensate.
- antonyms:
- sensitive
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| definition 3: |
not moving or moved; still or tranquil.
- similar words:
- calm
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| related words: |
apathetic, cool, dead, indifferent, lukewarm, passive, still |
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| derivations: |
impassively (adv.), impassiveness (n.), impassivity (n.) |
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