impassiveness

impassiveness
noun
apathy demonstrated by an absence of emotional reactions
Derivationally related forms: ↑stolid (for: ↑stolidity), ↑phlegmatic (for: ↑phlegm), ↑phlegmatical (for: ↑phlegm), ↑impassive, ↑impassive (for: ↑impassivity), ↑emotionless (for: ↑emotionlessness)
Hypernyms: ↑apathy

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  • impassiveness — im*pas sive*ness n. an absence of emotion. Syn: apathy, impassivity. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • impassiveness — index indifference Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • impassiveness — impassivity, impassiveness apathy, stolidity, phlegm, stoicism (see under IMPASSIVE) …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • impassiveness — impassive ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not feeling or showing emotion. DERIVATIVES impassively adverb impassiveness noun impassivity noun …   English terms dictionary

  • Impassiveness — Impassive Im*pas sive, a. Not susceptible of pain or suffering; apathetic; impassible; unmoved. [1913 Webster] Impassive as the marble in the quarry. De Quincey. [1913 Webster] On the impassive ice the lightings play. Pope. {Im*pas sive*ly}, adv …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • impassiveness — noun see impassive …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • impassiveness — See impassively. * * * …   Universalium

  • impassiveness — noun the state of being impassive …   Wiktionary

  • impassiveness — n. apathy, indifference, lack of feeling; calmness; lack of sensitivity to pain …   English contemporary dictionary

  • impassiveness — im·passiveness …   English syllables

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