Not feeling or showing emotion; expressionless and unmoved by feelings. An impassive person maintains a blank, unreadable facial expression regardless of circumstances.
From Latin 'impassivus,' combining 'im-' (not) and 'passivus' (suffering or feeling). Originally used in theology to describe God's inability to suffer, it evolved to mean any absence of emotional expression or response.
Think 'IM-PASSIVE' as 'I'm passing on all emotions'—like a poker player with the ultimate poker face. Unlike stoics who feel but don't react, impassive people seem to feel nothing at all on the surface.
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