IMPASSIBLE

Etymology

Adjective

impassible (comparative more impassible, superlative most impassible)

(chiefly, theology) Unable to suffer, or feel pain.

Unable to feel emotion; impassive.

Incapable of suffering injury or detriment.

Misspelling of impassable.

Source: Wiktionary


Im*pas"si*ble, a. Etym: [L. impassibilis; pref. im- not + passibilis passable: cf. F. impassible. See Passible.]

Definition: Incapable of suffering; inaccessible to harm or pain; not to be touched or moved to passion or sympathy; unfeeling, or not showing feeling; without sensation. "Impassible to the critic." Sir W. Scott. Secure of death, I should contemn thy dart Though naked, and impassible depart. Dryden.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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