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dispassionately

adv · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adv

Meaning 1

In a dispassionate manner.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adverb

Meaning 2

in an impartially dispassionate manner

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • although he was looking at the other girl, he did so dispassionately

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English dispassionate Middle English -ly English -ly English dispassionately From dispassionate + -ly.

Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: kiihkottomasti — in a dispassionate manner
  • Finnish: intohimottomasti — in a dispassionate manner
  • Hungarian: szenvtelenül — in a dispassionate manner
  • Italian: spassionatamente — in a dispassionate manner
  • Polish: beznamiętnie — in a dispassionate manner