The Indians trained themselves to endure pain with impassive faces.
SYNONYM(S): indifferent, apathetic, passive.The wounded soldier lay as impassive as if he were dead.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
pas´sive|ness — pas|sive «PAS ihv», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. not acting in return; being acted on without itself acting: »a passive mind, a passive disposition. SYNONYM(S): impassive. 2. not resisting; yielding or submitting to the will of another: »The slaves… … Useful english dictionary
pas´sive|ly — pas|sive «PAS ihv», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. not acting in return; being acted on without itself acting: »a passive mind, a passive disposition. SYNONYM(S): impassive. 2. not resisting; yielding or submitting to the will of another: »The slaves… … Useful english dictionary
pas|sive — «PAS ihv», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. not acting in return; being acted on without itself acting: »a passive mind, a passive disposition. SYNONYM(S): impassive. 2. not resisting; yielding or submitting to the will of another: »The slaves gave… … Useful english dictionary
im|pas´sive|ly — im|pas|sive «ihm PAS ihv», adjective. 1. without feeling or emotion; unmoved: »The Indians trained themselves to endure pain with impassive faces. SYNONYM(S): indifferent, apathetic, passive. 2. not feeling pain or injury; insensible: »The… … Useful english dictionary
im|pas|sive — «ihm PAS ihv», adjective. 1. without feeling or emotion; unmoved: »The Indians trained themselves to endure pain with impassive faces. SYNONYM(S): indifferent, apathetic, passive. 2. not feeling pain or injury; insensible: »The wounded soldier… … Useful english dictionary
ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… … English syllables
sive — ab·es·sive; abu·sive; ad·es·sive; ad·he·sive·me·ter; ad·he·sive·ness; ad·mis·sive; ad·ver·sive; ag·gres·sive·ness; Air·bra·sive; al·lu·sive; ap·pre·hen·sive; as·cen·sive; cen·sive; cic·a·tri·sive; co·he·sive; col·lu·sive; com·pas·sive;… … English syllables
pas — an·ti·pas·cha; an·ti·pas·to; ap·pas·si·o·na·ta·men·te; ath·a·pas·kan; com·pas·sion·able; com·pas·sion·ate·ly; com·pas·sion·ate·ness; com·pas·sion·less; com·pas·sive; hy·pas·pist; im·pas·sion; im·pas·sioned; im·pas·sioned·ly; im·pas·sioned·ness;… … English syllables
passivity — pas•siv•i•ty [[t]pæˈsɪv ɪ ti[/t]] n. 1) Also, pas•sive•ness [[t]ˈpæs ɪv nɪs[/t]] the state or condition of being passive. 2) chem. chemical inactivity, esp. the resistance to corrosion of certain metals • Etymology: 1650–60 … From formal English to slang
passiveness — pas·sive·ness … English syllables
