impassibility

Examples

• All

• Afterwards, Farias said the poem was interesting and noticed that Miss Folwell's wrinkled face maintained the impassibility with which it had accompanied the last stanza.

  Fiction book (1997)

• Despite the chaos around her, the detective's impassibility showed her unwavering focus on solving the case.

• He remained in a state of impassibility during the heated arguments, refusing to engage emotionally.

Synonyms

I

impassivity

vsimpassibility

1 8.8

A lack of emotion or visible reaction

is the same meaning but a different word form

E

emotionlessness

vsimpassibility

1 8.5

A lack of visible feeling or reaction

is more about calm steady lack of response than pure absence of feeling

I

imperturbability

vsimpassibility

1 9.0

Ability to stay calm and not show worry under pressure

is about lacking feeling or response rather than resilient calm under stress

B

blandness

vsimpassibility

1 4.4

A calm lack of emotion when people expect a strong reaction

is more about calm lack of feeling, not only social indifference

P

passionlessness

vsimpassibility

1 8.5

A lack of strong feelings or interest

means complete absence or no response rather than low intensity of feeling

I

impassiveness

vsimpassibility

7.9

A lack of visible emotion

is the same meaning but another variation in form

U

unemotionality

vsimpassibility

8.3

A state of showing little or no feeling

focuses on calmness and lack of reaction rather than just low emotion

E

expressionlessness

vsimpassibility

7.4

No feeling shown on a person's face, voice, or actions

means inner calm or lack of feeling, not only outward stillness

I

inexpressiveness

vsimpassibility

7.8

Not showing feelings or emotion

refers to inner calm or no emotional reaction rather than poor expression

I

imperturbableness

vsimpassibility

9.9

A calm, steady state during difficult situations

emphasizes inner absence of emotion rather than steady resistance to disturbance

I

insensibility

vsimpassibility

7.6

A lack of feeling or care for other people's pain

is about calm no reaction, not moral hardness or lack of compassion

Antonyms

E

expressiveness

2 4.1

The ability to show feelings or ideas clearly in words, art and movement

E

emotionality

2 6.7

The state of having or showing strong feelings

How Emotional

expressiveness

2 4.1

openness

22 3.5

calmness

9 2.7

detachment

21 6.1

impassibility

9.5

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology