Impassivity — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

apathy demonstrated by an absence of emotional reactions

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪmpɐsˈɪvᵻɾi/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪmpasˈɪvɪti/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪmpasˈɪvɪti/

5 syllables Say it as /ɪmpɐsˈɪvᵻɾi/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

indifference emotionlessness stolidity phlegm impassiveness unemotionality

Word Forms

emotionless	adjective	unmoved by feeling; ; -Margaret Deland
impassive	adjective	having or revealing little emotion or sensibility; not easily aroused or excited; ; - Nordhoff & Hall; -Virginia Woolf
phlegmatic	adjective	showing little emotion
phlegmatical	adjective	showing little emotion
stolid	adjective	having or revealing little emotion or sensibility; not easily aroused or excited; ; - Nordhoff & Hall; -Virginia Woolf

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Gleichgültigkeit

Apathie, die sich durch das Fehlen emotionaler Reaktionen zeigt

🇫🇷French

impassibilité

apathie démontrée par une absence de réactions émotionnelles

🇪🇸Spanish

impasibilidad

apatía demostrada por la ausencia de reacciones emocionales

🇮🇹Italian

impassibilità

apatia dimostrata dall’assenza di reazioni emotive

🇳🇱Dutch

onbeweeglijkheid

apathie die blijkt uit de afwezigheid van emotionele reacties

🇵🇹Portuguese

impassividade

apatia demonstrada por ausência de reações emocionais

🇷🇺Russian

бесстрастность

апатия, проявляющаяся отсутствием эмоциональных реакций

India

🇮🇳Hindi

आवेगहीनता

भावनात्मक प्रतिक्रियाओं की अनुपस्थिति से प्रदर्शित उदासीनता

🇧🇩Bengali

নিষ্ক্রিয়তা

উদাসীনতা মানসিক প্রতিক্রিয়া অনুপস্থিতি দ্বারা প্রদর্শিত

🇮🇳Tamil

செயலற்ற தன்மை

உணர்ச்சி ரீதியான எதிர்வினைகள் இல்லாததால் அக்கறையின்மை நிரூபிக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது

🇮🇳Telugu

నిశ్చలత

ఉదాసీనత భావోద్వేగ ప్రతిచర్యలు లేకపోవడం ద్వారా ప్రదర్శించబడింది

🇮🇳Marathi

निष्काळजीपणा

भावनिक प्रतिक्रियांच्या अनुपस्थितीमुळे उदासीनता दिसून येते

🇮🇳Gujarati

નિષ્ક્રિયતા

ઉદાસીનતા ભાવનાત્મક પ્રતિક્રિયાઓની ગેરહાજરી દ્વારા દર્શાવવામાં આવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಿಷ್ಕ್ರಿಯತೆ

ಭಾವನಾತ್ಮಕ ಪ್ರತಿಕ್ರಿಯೆಗಳ ಅನುಪಸ್ಥಿತಿಯಿಂದ ನಿರಾಸಕ್ತಿ ಪ್ರದರ್ಶಿಸಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നിഷ്ക്രിയത്വം

വൈകാരിക പ്രതികരണങ്ങളുടെ അഭാവത്താൽ പ്രകടമായ നിസ്സംഗത

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨਿਰਬਲਤਾ

ਉਦਾਸੀਨਤਾ ਭਾਵਨਾਤਮਕ ਪ੍ਰਤੀਕਰਮਾਂ ਦੀ ਅਣਹੋਂਦ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਦਰਸਾਈ ਗਈ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

بے حسی

بے حسی جذباتی رد عمل کی عدم موجودگی سے ظاہر ہوتی ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

冷漠

缺乏情绪反应表现出冷漠

🇯🇵Japanese

無表情

感情的な反応がないことによって示される無関心

🇰🇷Korean

무감각

정서적 반응의 부재로 나타나는 무관심

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự vô cảm

sự thờ ơ thể hiện bằng sự thiếu vắng các phản ứng cảm xúc

🇹🇭Thai

ความเฉื่อยชา

ความไม่แยแสแสดงให้เห็นโดยไม่มีปฏิกิริยาทางอารมณ์

🇮🇩Indonesian

ketenangan

sikap apatis yang ditunjukkan dengan tidak adanya reaksi emosional

🇵🇭Filipino

kawalang-sigla

kawalang-interes na ipinakita sa pamamagitan ng kawalan ng emosyonal na mga reaksyon

🇲🇾Malay

tidak berdaya

sikap tidak peduli yang ditunjukkan oleh ketiadaan reaksi emosi

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

عدم العاطفة

اللامبالاة التي تظهر من خلال غياب ردود الفعل العاطفية

🇮🇷Persian

عدم تحمل

بی تفاوتی با فقدان واکنش های عاطفی نشان داده می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

kayıtsızlık

duygusal reaksiyonların yokluğuyla gösterilen ilgisizlik

🇮🇱Hebrew

אֲדִישׁוּת

אדישות המופגנת בהיעדר תגובות רגשיות

Test Yourself1 / 3

What is the primary definition of the word 'impassivity'?

The primary meaning of 'impassivity' is 'apathy demonstrated by an absence of emotional reactions'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'impassivity' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'impassivity' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'impassivity' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'impassivity' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

Community Poll1 / 6

How often do you encounter the word 'impassivity' in your daily reading?

Very Often

Occasionally

Rarely

Never

Do you find 'impassivity' easy to spell?

Yes, very easy

Somewhat easy

A bit confusing

Extremely hard

In your opinion, does the word 'impassivity' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?

Positive

Neutral

Gloomy

Vibrant

Which age group is most likely to use 'impassivity' in regular conversations?

Kids (3-12)

Teens (13-19)

Adults (20-60)

Seniors (60+)

How likely are you to use 'impassivity' in a professional email?

Very likely

Somewhat likely

Not very likely

Never

Would you classify 'impassivity' as formal, casual, or slang?

Formal

Casual

Slang

Archaic

Pick an option to see how others voted