Synonyms for impassiveness
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : im-pas-iv |
| Phonetic Transcription : ɪmˈpæs ɪv |
Top 10 synonyms for impassiveness
- aloofness
- cold shoulder
- cold-bloodedness
- coldness
- coolness
- deadpan
- detachment
- disinterestedness
- dispassion
- equity
- heedlessness
- immunity
- impartiality
- impassiveness
- impassivity
- inconsequence
- inconsequentiality
- inconsequentialness
- indifference
- insignificance
- insignificancy
- insouciance
- isolationism
- lack
- lethargy
- listlessness
- negligence
- neutrality
- nonchalance
- noninterference
- objectivity
- patience
- poker face
- stoicism
- torpor
- unconcern
- unimportance
- unmindfulness
Définition of impassiveness
Origin :- 1660s, "not feeling pain," from assimilated form of in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + passive. Meaning "void of emotions" is from 1690s. Related: Impassively; impassiveness (1640s).
- As in indifference : noun absence of feeling, interest
- As in straight face : noun serious expression
- As in stoicism : noun fortitude
- As in inconsequence : noun indifference
- As in inconsequentiality : noun indifference
- As in inconsequentialness : noun indifference
- As in insignificancy : noun indifference
- And he was aware of this impassiveness concealing a lucid astonishment.
- Extract from : « Under Western Eyes » by Joseph Conrad
- He had got inside my impassiveness now, and I was like a madman at the thoughts he had raised.
- Extract from : « A Dash .. .. .. For a Throne » by Arthur W. Marchmont
- Crumley's reply showed the impassiveness of the well-trained servant.
- Extract from : « May Iverson's Career » by Elizabeth Jordan
- The keen, strong features into which Lowell gazed were mask-like in their impassiveness.
- Extract from : « Mystery Ranch » by Arthur Chapman
- From his quiet face had fallen every trace of impassiveness.
- Extract from : « The Lighted Match » by Charles Neville Buck
- The felon's widow, in spite of her impassiveness, could not repress a sudden start; her daughter did the same.
- Extract from : « The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 4 of 6 » by Eugne Sue
- My friend has little to boast of on the score of impassiveness, nor would the quality stand him in great stead just now.
- Extract from : « Gerald Fitzgerald » by Charles James Lever
- The defensive mask which seemed sullen because it was his idea of impassiveness set itself again, but he nodded.
- Extract from : « When 'Bear Cat' Went Dry » by Charles Neville Buck
- Her allusion to Mrs. Lawrence Finchley rapped him smartly, and she admired his impassiveness under the stroke.
- Extract from : « Lord Ormont and his Aminta, Complete » by George Meredith
- For him the majesty of nature lies in her treating everything, from the worm to the human being, with impassiveness.
- Extract from : « The History of Modern Painting, Volume 2 (of 4) » by Richard Muther
Antonyms for impassiveness
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