English Explanatory Dictionary

impassionate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Filled with passion; impassioned
verb
  1. to affect powerfully; to arouse the passions of
adj
  1. Lacking passion; dispassionate

Pronunciation

/ɪmˈpæʃənət/ en-au-impassionate.ogg /ɪmˈpæʃəneɪt/

Word forms

impassionate more impassionate most impassionate empassionate impassionates impassionating impassionated

Etymology

From Italian impassionato. By surface analysis, in- (“into”) + passion + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

Synonyms

impassioned passionate dispassionate

Antonyms

disimpassioned apathetic indifferent

Derived words

impassionately unimpassionate
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