impassive

== English == === Etymology === From im- (prefix meaning ‘not’) +‎ passive (“which is, or is capable of being, acted on; (obsolete) which suffers, or may suffer, pain, death, etc.”, adjective). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /ɪmˈpæsɪv/ Rhymes: -æsɪv Hyphenation: im‧pass‧ive === Adjective === impassive (comparative more impassive, superlative most impassive) Having, or revealing, no emotion. Synonyms: apathetic, phlegmatic, unemotional; see also Thesaurus:alexithymic, Thesaurus:apathetic Still or motionless. Synonyms: inanimate, inert; see also Thesaurus:stationary ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== passive impassible impatient ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === Douglas Harper (2001–2026), “impassive”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.