Meaning
impassive, poker-faced
- Showing no emotion or reaction; remaining calm and undisturbed.
In a sentence
Ha ascoltato la sentenza con volto del tutto impassibile.
He listened to the verdict with a completely impassive face.
Come riesci a rimanere impassibile davanti a simili provocazioni?
How do you manage to remain impassive in the face of such provocations?
Il testimone non era affatto impassibile; tremava dalla paura.
The witness was not at all impassive; he was trembling with fear.
Word forms (4)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| impassibile | masculine · singular |
| impassibile | feminine · singular |
| impassibili | masculine · plural |
| impassibili | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Takes -e in the singular for both masculine and feminine, and -i in the plural.