impassive
adjective
im·pas·sive
(ˌ)im-ˈpa-siv 
1
: giving no sign of feeling or emotion : expressionless
2
a
: unsusceptible to or destitute of emotion : apathetic
b
: unsusceptible to physical feeling : insensible
c
archaic
: unsusceptible to pain
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Examples of impassive in a Sentence
Her face remained impassive throughout the trial.
she remained impassive as the officers informed her of her son's death
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The carved, impassive face that suddenly droops, drags, goes baggy with the weight of being alive.
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Alexandra Kleeman, Travel + Leisure, 17 Oct. 2024
The first 18-plus of its 22 seasons were led by Mark Harmon as Leroy Jethro Gibbs, the impassive Special Agent in Charge and boss extraordinaire who liked to build boats in his basement in his spare time.
—Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 14 Oct. 2024
The carved, impassive face that suddenly droops, drags, goes baggy with the weight of being alive.
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 12 Oct. 2024
Glamorous, amber-colored Radley was in full big-sister mode all afternoon: obedient, impassive, and a little over it after the first few set-ups.
—Marley Marius, Vogue, 14 Aug. 2024
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“Impassive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/impassive. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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impassive
adjective
im·pas·sive
(ˈ)im-ˈpas-iv
: not feeling or not showing emotion
impassively
adverb
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