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impassible

adj · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ɪmˈpasɪbəl/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Unable to feel emotion; impassive.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: emotionless, unfeeling, alexithymic, apathistical, clinical, dull, phlegmatic, cold-blooded, cold-hearted, dead inside, dispassionate, immovable, impassible, impassive, insensible, nonemotional, nonfeeling, nonpassionate, nonsentimental, stolid, unemotional, unmovable, unpassionate, unsentimental

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Incapable of suffering detriment or injury.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adj

Meaning 3

Unable to suffer, or feel pain.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: lifestyle, religion, theology

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adj

Meaning 4

Misspelling of impassable.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, misspelling

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Old French impassible.

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: безчувствен (bezčuvstven) — unable to feel emotion
  • Catalan: impassible — unable to feel emotion
  • French: impassible — unable to feel emotion
  • Italian: impassibile — unable to feel emotion
  • Portuguese: impassível — unable to feel emotion
  • Spanish: impasible — unable to feel emotion
  • Bulgarian: нечувствителен — unable to suffer, or feel pain