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impassiveness

impassiveness \im*pas"sive*ness\ n. an absence of emotion.

Syn: apathy, impassivity.

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impassiveness

n. The state of being impassive.

WordNet
impassiveness

n. apathy demonstrated by an absence of emotional reactions [syn: emotionlessness, impassivity, phlegm, indifference, stolidity, unemotionality]

Usage examples of "impassiveness".

He was still as impassive and hard-faced as usual, but for the first time Gene noticed that his impassiveness seemed to reflect his internal thoughtfulness and self-secrecy, rather than an aggressive attitude toward the world around him.

There was little about them resembling the stern, quiet, somber austerity of the more matured men, and nothing at all of the strange, aloof, serene impassiveness of the gray-bearded old patriarchs.

He enjoys her impassiveness and the way she lifts her little finger as she pauses to study a record sleeve.