Impassible
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ɪmˈpasɪbəl/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Impassible is an adjective meaning Unable to feel emotion; impassive.
Meaning
Unable to feel emotion; impassive.
More Meanings
- Incapable of suffering detriment or injury.
- Misspelling of impassable.
- (chiefly theology) Unable to suffer, or feel pain.
Example Sentences
[W]e say it is unreasonable, that this [the bread or host of the Eucharist] should be changed into flesh, […] into that body of Christ, which is in heaven; he remaining there, and being whole and impassible, and unfrangible, this, we say, is unreasonable and impossible: […]
Synonyms for impassible
Depending on context, synonyms include emotionless, unfeeling, alexithymic, apathistical, clinical, dull.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include impassive, temperless, dead, insensible, disimpassioned, impassionate.
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