The meaning of Impassive

adjective

(of a surface or background) unrelieved by decorative or other features; bare, empty, or plain.

Usage examples:

A blank wall

noun

A space left to be filled in a document.

Usage examples:

Leave blanks to type in the appropriate names

verb

Make (something) blank or empty.

Usage examples:

Electronic countermeasures blanked out the radar signals

adjective

Impassive or expressionless.

Usage examples:

She delivered her monologue in a deadpan voice

adverb

In a deadpan manner.

Usage examples:

‘that's all right then,’ claire said, deadpan

verb

Say something amusing while affecting a serious manner.

Usage examples:

‘i'm an undercover dentist,’ he dead-panned

adjective

Not influenced by strong emotion, and so able to be rational and impartial.

Usage examples:

She dealt with life's disasters in a calm, dispassionate way

adjective

Able to think clearly or make good decisions because not influenced by emotions

Usage examples:

The book is intended to provide a more dispassionate understanding of recent history.

adjective

Containing nothing; not filled or occupied.

Usage examples:

She put down her empty cup

verb

Remove all the contents of (a container).

Usage examples:

We empty the till at closing time

noun

A bottle or glass left empty of its contents.

Usage examples:

The barman collected the empties

adjective

(of a person's face or voice) not conveying any emotion; unemotional.

Usage examples:

Her face was expressionless

adjective

Showing no emotion

Usage examples:

His face was expressionless as the verdict was announced.

adjective

Fastened securely in position.

Usage examples:

A fixed iron ladder down the port side

verb

Fasten (something) securely in a particular place or position.

Usage examples:

They had candles fixed to their helmets

adjective

Not changing

Usage examples:

A fixed stare, a fixed address, she stared fixedly at the screen.

adjective

(of a window or door frame or similar structure) fitted with panes of glass.

Usage examples:

Bookcases with glazed doors

verb

Fit panes of glass into (a window or door frame or similar structure).

Usage examples:

Windows can be glazed using laminated glass

adjective

Made of or containing glass

Usage examples:

All the rooms have glazed doors., use the glazed cupboards to display attractive china., a glazed e…

adjective

Showing no expression.

Usage examples:

An inexpressive face

adjective

Showing no feelings

Usage examples:

Although the shock must have been great, her face remained inexpressive.

adjective

Impossible to understand or interpret.

Usage examples:

Guy looked blankly inscrutable

adjective

Dead or apparently dead.

Usage examples:

His lifeless body was taken from the river

adjective

Dead or appearing to be dead

Usage examples:

A lifeless body, fig. the performance was boring and lifeless (= lacking interest or energy).

adjective

Not showing what you are thinking or feeling in your face

Usage examples:

She sat poker-faced all the way through the film.

adjective

Covered with or full of small pieces of rock.

Usage examples:

Rough stony paths

adjective

Containing a lot of stones

Usage examples:

The ground was too stony to be used as a farm., though we begged him, he gave us a stony look and t…

adjective

Without laughing or smiling

Usage examples:

We laughed, but chris was straight-faced and seemed a little offended by the joke.

adjective

Showing no expression; emotionless.

Usage examples:

His big brown eyes were dull and unexpressive

adjective

Not responsive.

Usage examples:

These symptoms may be unresponsive to conventional treatment

adjective

Not reacting or answering, or not reacting or answering satisfactorily

Usage examples:

The company has been unresponsive to her efforts to discuss a settlement.

adjective

(of a place) not occupied; empty.

Usage examples:

40 per cent of the offices are still vacant

adjective

Made of wood.

Usage examples:

A wooden toy

adjective

Made of wood

Usage examples:

They ate at a long wooden table., she’s a wooden speaker.