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Meanings of impassivity in English

Portuguese
indiferença
Catalan
apatia
Spanish
impavidez

Apathy demonstrated by an absence of emotional reactions.

      indiferença
      Usage of impassivity in English
      1
      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
      7
      The impassivity of his features was like a wall before her.
      The Illustrious Prince
      8
      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
      11
      Then, indeed, for a moment, the impassivity of his features relaxed.
      The Tempting of Tavernake
      12
      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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