impassive meaning and definition

IMPASSIVE adjective

Definition of impassive (adjective)

1. having or revealing little emotion or sensibility; not easily aroused or excited
   • "her impassive remoteness"; "he remained impassive, showing neither interest in nor concern for our plight"- Nordhoff & Hall; "a silent stolid creature who took it all as a matter of course"-Virginia Woolf; "her face showed nothing but stolid indifference"
   • synonyms: stolid
2. deliberately impassive in manner
   • "deadpan humor"; "his face remained expressionless as the verdict was read"
   • synonyms: deadpan, expressionless, poker-faced, unexpressive