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Not susceptible of pain or suffering; apathetic; impassible; unmoved.

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  1. a. Not susceptible of pain or suffering; apathetic; impassible; unmoved.
  2. adj. having or revealing little emotion or sensibility; not easily aroused or excited
  3. adj. deliberately impassive in manner
  4. Not susceptible of pain or suffering; apathetic; impassible; unmoved. Impassive as the marble in the quarry. De Quincey. On the impassive ice the lightings play. Pope. -- Im*pas"sive*ly, adv. -- Im*pas"sive*ness, n.
  5. Not susceptible of pain or suffering; apathetic; impassible;unmoved.Impassive as the marble in the quarry. De Quincey.On the impassive ice the lightings play. Pope.-- Im*pas"sive*ly, adv.-- Im*pas"sive*ness, n.
  6. j:100 s. having or revealing little emotion or sensibility; not easily aroused or excited