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Meanings of impassivity in anglès

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Apathy demonstrated by an absence of emotional reactions.

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Usage of impassivity in anglès
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His pity was visible, quivering a little under his mask of impassivity.
The Happiest Time of Their Lives
2
My face must have betrayed more than conventional impassivity, for Evarin smiled.
The Door Through Space
3
This thing's only just begun, said Frank, with that same odd impassivity.
None Other Gods
4
Curiously, she looked upon the impending crisis with the impassivity of a bystander.
The Fifth Ace
5
She would find it impossible to outdo him in the matter of impassivity.
Never-Fail Blake
6
She spoke with a sovereign impassivity, no trace of feeling in her tone.
The Brimming Cup
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The impassivity of his features was like a wall before her.
The Illustrious Prince
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But she did not feel that his impassivity arose from lack of interest.
Rosa Mundi and Other Stories
9
With a singular thrilled impassivity he imagined, not bitterly, the history of Hilda.
Clayhanger
10
He wore gold-rimmed pince-nez, and had a curious impassivity of feature.
The Mysterious Affair at Styles
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Then, indeed, for a moment, the impassivity of his features relaxed.
The Tempting of Tavernake
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Kemp's impassivity was in marked contrast to the girl's hysterical excitement.
The Hampstead Mystery
13
Thornton also watched the captain slowly strangle, but with complete impassivity.
Countdown: The Liberators-ARC
14
For the first time, the well-bred impassivity of his face irked and infuriated her.
Blue Aloes: Stories of South Africa
15
The impassivity of the modern young man is indeed a weird and wonderful thing.
Prose Fancies (Second Series)
16
Then it was that the impassivity of Sir Ralph vanished.
The Grell Mystery
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Impassivity through the time
Impassivity across language varieties
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