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impassive

Meaning

Not experiencing or displaying any feeling or sentiment; unmoved.

Examples by difficulty

Basic: Simple, everyday vocabulary — the easiest to read.

The soldier stood at attention, his face impassive. News of the victory didn't change his expression, nor did the worry etched on his mother's face. He simply waited, showing no hint of joy or sadness, truly unmoved.

The old drone whirred, its optical sensor an impassive circle. It had just finished cataloging the fungal blooms spreading across the abandoned orbital station's hull, a process that involved no joy or sorrow, just data acquisition.

The sculptor worked for hours, his face impassive as he chipped away at the block of petrified starlight. The raw material, a cosmic anomaly, offered no hint of emotion, just dense, unyielding matter. His hands, guided by pure skill, mirrored the material's stoic nature.

The cat sat there, an impassive furry statue, watching the tiny mouse do a jig. Not a twitch, not a blink. The mouse did a silly hat dance, tripped, and then did the worm. Still, the cat remained utterly unmoved, probably dreaming of tuna.

Barnaby the snail, renowned for his perpetually unimpressed expression, watched the chaotic parade of ants marching with tiny, glitter-covered hats. While a squirrel fainted from sheer joy nearby, Barnaby remained completely impassive, his slimy trail the only sign he even noticed the spectacle.

Normal: Standard, everyday language.

He watched the news report of the disaster with an impassive face, his eyes showing no hint of the horror unfolding on screen. Even as others cried, he remained unmoved, his expression a blank wall.

The ancient automaton, its gears whirring softly, remained impassive as the storm raged outside. Rain lashed the observatory dome, yet its polished metal face showed no hint of distress, no flicker of fear. It simply continued its programmed sweep of the star charts, utterly unmoved by the chaos.

The taxidermist worked with focused intensity, his face impassive as he stitched the glassy eye back into the badger's skull. Years of practice had rendered his hands steady, his expression unchanging, even with the peculiar task of preserving this small, silent creature.

The stoic judge, famous for his impassive demeanor, heard the man claim his pet goldfish was a certified ninja. Not a flicker crossed the judge's face, no hint of a chuckle as he considered the fish's alleged throwing stars. He remained utterly unmoved by the aquatic assassination plot.

Gerald's face remained utterly impassive as his prize-winning rutabaga, "Reginald," tumbled off the display table and rolled into a barrel of fermented pickled onions. Not a twitch of his eyebrow betrayed the internal scream of a man whose life's work was now a pungent, onion-scented regret.

Advanced: Richer vocabulary that stretches an upper-level reader.

The soldier stood at attention, his face an impassive mask as the news of the battle's outcome was read. No flicker of joy or despair crossed his features, revealing nothing of the turmoil or relief he surely felt within.

The bomb disposal technician, hands steady despite the ticking, remained impassive as he severed the final wire. His face gave away nothing of the immense pressure or the potential for disaster, a testament to his practiced resolve in the face of extreme danger.

The negotiator’s face remained impassive as the terms were read aloud. He showed no flicker of triumph or despair, his expression a blank canvas despite the immense pressure. His quiet demeanor offered no hint of the internal storm brewing.

The stoic chef surveyed the culinary chaos: a souffle deflated like a forgotten party balloon, a rogue pie crust performing aerial acrobatics, and a pastry chef weeping into a vat of crème brûlée. Yet, his face remained utterly impassive, as if witnessing a mild inconvenience rather than a pastry-based apocalypse.

The pug, observing the existential dread of a single raisin rolling precariously close to the abyss of the carpet, remained utterly impassive. Not a flicker betrayed his thoughts as he contemplated the raisin's fate, his furry brow a monument to unfeeling stoicism.

Challenging: Rare, high-register vocabulary for serious word lovers.

The stoic commander, his face an impassive mask, surveyed the battlefield. Despite the cacophony of conflict and the evident distress of his subordinates, he betrayed no emotion, his focus unwavering.

The xenobotanist stared at the unfurling bioluminescent tendrils, their alien chemistry a complex puzzle. Despite the data cascading onto her console and the potential extinction event it signaled, her expression remained impassive, a shield against the overwhelming implications.

The seasoned negotiator, accustomed to high stakes and subtle manipulations, maintained an impassive demeanor as the opponent outlined their most egregious demands. Each exorbitant claim was met with a blank stare, a carefully constructed facade of utter indifference to the potential collapse of the entire endeavor.

The stoic badger, a creature of profound equanimity, remained utterly impassive as a troupe of jester-like squirrels performed an avant-garde interpretive dance featuring acorns and existential dread. Their frantic pirouettes and lamentations over the fleeting nature of nut abundance elicited not a flicker of amusement, nor a hint of commiseration, from the creature of immutable disposition.

The renowned mycologist, his face utterly impassive as a particularly pungent specimen of *Phallus impudicus* wafted its fetid aroma through the laboratory, remained unmoved. He meticulously cataloged the phalloid fungus's putrid effluvium with the stoic detachment of a taxidermist performing delicate surgery on a deceased badger.

Difficulty

Advanced — Less frequent words that stretch an upper-level vocabulary.

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