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    impassive

    impassive - Dictionary definition and meaning for word impassive

    Definition
    (adj) having or revealing little emotion or sensibility; not easily aroused or excited
    Synonyms : stolid
    Example Sentence
    • her impassive remoteness
    • he remained impassive, showing neither interest in nor concern for our plight
    • a silent stolid creature who took it all as a matter of course
    • her face showed nothing but stolid indifference
    Definition
    (adj) deliberately impassive in manner
    Example Sentence
    • deadpan humor
    • his face remained expressionless as the verdict was read
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for impassive

Impassive-> A person saying-"I m Passive(Not Active)", that means he has no feelings,emotions.

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Passive : inactive hence a person inactive in revealing emotions.zzzz

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IMpressively PASSIVE

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impassive=i+m+passive....i.e. someone saying.."i am passive=: deadpan , expressionless , poker-faced , unexpressive"...:)

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'im-' normally means 'not'...but for these words...'im' means 'yes'... 1)impassioned(lot of passion) 2)impassive(lot of passiveness)... REMEMBER...!!!

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Kim was simply I.M.ing her friends in Lit class when the sad PASSage was read. Kim was impassive when the passage was read.

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I+M+PASSIVE....passivemeans accepting or allowing what happens or what others do , without active response hence impassive

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impassive = im (not) + passive; not activate by something.

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