To a dispassionate observer, the drivers of both cars seemed equally to blame for the accident.
SYNONYM(S): composed, cool.Useful english dictionary. 2012.
dis|pas|sion|ate — «dihs PASH uh niht», adjective. free from emotion or prejudice; calm and impartial: »To a dispassionate observer, the drivers of both cars seemed equally to blame for the accident. SYNONYM(S): composed, cool. –dis|pas´sion|ate|ly, adverb.… … Useful english dictionary
dis|pas´sion|ate|ness — dis|pas|sion|ate «dihs PASH uh niht», adjective. free from emotion or prejudice; calm and impartial: »To a dispassionate observer, the drivers of both cars seemed equally to blame for the accident. SYNONYM(S): composed, cool. –dis|pas´sion|ate|ly … Useful english dictionary
dis·pas·sion·ate — … Useful english dictionary
sion — abra·sion; ab·scis·sion; ab·ster·sion; ac·cen·sion; ac·ces·sion·al; ad·he·sion; ad·he·sion·al; ad·mis·sion; ad·pro·mis·sion; af·fu·sion; ag·gres·sion; al·li·sion; al·lu·sion; am·bi·ver·sion; an·i·mad·ver·sion; an·te·ver·sion; an·ti·mis·sion;… … English syllables
ate — ab·bre·vi·ate; ac·cel·er·ate; acra·ni·ate; ac·u·ate; acu·le·ate; ac·yl·ate; adul·ter·ate; af·fec·tion·ate; af·fil·i·ate; ag·ate; ag·glom·er·ate; al·kyl·ate; al·lit·er·ate; am·mo·ni·ate; ap·pro·pri·ate; ar·che·go·ni·ate; as·cid·i·ate; as·per·ate;… … English syllables
dispassionate — dis•pas•sion•ate [[t]dɪsˈpæʃ ə nɪt[/t]] adj. free from or unaffected by passion; devoid of personal feeling or bias; impartial; calm • Etymology: 1585–95 dis•pas′sion•ate•ly, adv. dis•pas′sion•ate•ness, n … From formal English to slang
dispassionate — dis|pas|sion|ate [ dıs pæʃnət ] adjective FORMAL able to make fair judgments or decisions that are not influenced by personal feelings: DETACHED ╾ dis|pas|sion|ate|ly adverb … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
dispassionate — dis|pas|sion|ate [dısˈpæʃənıt] adj not influenced by personal emotions and therefore able to make fair decisions = ↑impartial ▪ a dispassionate view of the situation >dispassionately adv … Dictionary of contemporary English
Dispassionate — Dis*pas sion*ate, a. 1. Free from passion; not warped, prejudiced, swerved, or carried away by passion or feeling; judicial; calm; composed. [1913 Webster] Wise and dispassionate men. Clarendon. [1913 Webster] 2. Not dictated by passion; not… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Dispassionately — Dispassionate Dis*pas sion*ate, a. 1. Free from passion; not warped, prejudiced, swerved, or carried away by passion or feeling; judicial; calm; composed. [1913 Webster] Wise and dispassionate men. Clarendon. [1913 Webster] 2. Not dictated by… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
