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Impassive Moderate

Origin: Latin suffix -ive

Impassive has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions
Adjective
1

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"

2

deliberately impassive in manner

"deadpan humor"

"his face remained expressionless as the verdict was read"

3

Having, or revealing, no emotion.

Example Sentences
"her impassive remoteness" adjective
"he remained impassive, showing neither interest in nor concern for our plight" adjective
"a silent stolid creature who took it all as a matter of course" adjective
"her face showed nothing but stolid indifference" adjective
"deadpan humor" adjective
"his face remained expressionless as the verdict was read" adjective
Related Terms
Rhyming Words
vive zive give yive jive wive tive rive five bive dive live hive skive blive shive alive snive chive swive
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