impassive face

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• impassive — [im pas′iv] adj. [< IN 2 + PASSIVE] 1. not feeling pain; not liable to suffering; insensible 2. not feeling or showing emotion; placid; calm impassively [im΄pə siv′ə tē] adv. impassivity [im΄pa siv′i tē] n. impassiveness …   English World dictionary

• impassive — [[t]ɪmpæ̱sɪv[/t]] ADJ GRADED If someone is impassive or their face is impassive, they are not showing any emotion. [WRITTEN] He searched Hill s impassive face for some indication that he understood... As the foreman of the jury announced the… …   English dictionary

• impassive — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. stolid, phlegmatic, stoical, calm, undemonstrative. See insensibility. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. indifferent, apathetic, stoic, stolid, phlegmatic, callous, sedate, insensitive, emotionless; see… …   English dictionary for students

• impassive — im|pas|sive [ımˈpæsıv] adj not showing any emotion ▪ Her impassive face showed no reaction at all. >impassively adv ▪ The children studied him impassively. >impassivity [ˌımpæˈsıvıti] n [U] …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• impassive — impassive, stoic, phlegmatic, apathetic, stolid are comparable when they mean slightly if at all responsive to something that might be expected to excite emotion or interest or to produce a sensation. The distinctions to be drawn between these… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• face — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 front part of the head ADJECTIVE ▪ angelic, beautiful, cute, handsome, lovely, perfect, pleasant, pretty, sweet …   Collocations dictionary

• impassive — adj. VERBS ▪ be, sit, stand ▪ become ▪ remain ADVERB ▪ completely, quite …   Collocations dictionary

• impassive — im|pas|sive [ ım pæsıv ] adjective not showing any emotion: Anton s face was impassive. ╾ im|pas|sive|ly adverb ╾ im|pas|siv|i|ty [ ,ımpə sıvəti ] noun uncount …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• impassive — adjective not showing any emotion or feeling: Oscar s face remained impassive throughout the trial. impassively adverb impassivity noun (U) …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• impassive — UK [ɪmˈpæsɪv] / US adjective not showing any emotion Anton s face was impassive. Derived words: impassively adverb impassivity UK [ˌɪmpæˈsɪvətɪ] / US [ˌɪmpəˈsɪvətɪ] noun uncountable …   English dictionary

• straight face — noun a serious facial expression giving no evidence of interest or amusement (Freq. 2) • Hypernyms: ↑facial expression, ↑facial gesture * * * noun : a face giving no evidence of emotion and especially of merriment • straight faced ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷… …   Useful english dictionary