Synonyms for impassibility
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : im-pas-uh-buh l |
| Phonetic Transcription : ɪmˈpæs ə bəl |
Top 10 synonyms for impassibility
Définition of impassibility
Origin :- "incapable of feeling pain, exempt from suffering," mid-14c., from Old French impassible (13c.), from Church Latin impassibilis "incapable of passion," from assimilated form of in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + passibilis, from passio "suffering" (see passion). Related: Impassibility.
- As in disinterest : noun apathy
- "They see us," said Aramis, and sank again into impassibility.
- Extract from : « The Man in the Iron Mask » by Alexandre Dumas, Pere
- Mrime acknowledges that much of his own and Stendhal's impassibility was pure posing.
- Extract from : « Egoists » by James Huneker
- Mona's impassibility was gone, and her questions, like her breath, came hot and fast.
- Extract from : « The Deemster » by Hall Caine
- Ursus had the intrepidity of a fly and the impassibility of a sensitive plant.
- Extract from : « The Man Who Laughs » by Victor Hugo
- His impassibility was only feigned, and this is the curious side of the story.
- Extract from : « George Sand, Some Aspects of Her Life and Writings » by Rene Doumic
- "They see us," said Aramis, and sank again into his impassibility.
- Extract from : « The Vicomte de Bragelonne » by Alexandre Dumas
- Lionel would receive it with impassibility, never answering.
- Extract from : « Verner's Pride » by Mrs. Henry Wood
- The Cardinal listened to her representations with an impassibility as respectful as it was unbending.
- Extract from : « The Life of Marie de Medicis, Vol. 3 (of 3) » by Julia Pardoe
- Albert's impassibility contributed not a little to increase M. de Commarin's irritation.
- Extract from : « The Widow Lerouge » by Emile Gaboriau
- He had been iron in his impassibility at that time, but he was steel now, and steel which had been through the fiercest of fires.
- Extract from : « That Affair Next Door » by Anna Katharine Green
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