impassive
im·pass·ive/ɪmˈpæsɪv/adjective
impassive is spelled I-M-P-A-S-S-I-V-E: 9 letters and 3 syllables (im·pass·ive). It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 65,114th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, impassive means “Having, or revealing, no emotion” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in impassive?
| Letters | 9: I-M-P-A-S-S-I-V-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: im·pass·ive |
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 65,114th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is impassive?
Impassive appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 65,114th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce impassive?
- US /ɪmˈpæsɪv/
Impassive has 3 syllables, split im·pass·ive in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-impassive.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with impassive?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as impassive from its last stressed vowel (/æsɪv/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of impassive
- more impassive comparative
- most impassive superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does impassive mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having, or revealing, no emotion.
- 2
Still or motionless.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Impassive in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | impassible |
| German | gefühllos, gleichmütig, teilnahmslos, leidenschaftslos , unbewegt |
| Portuguese | impassível, imperturbável |
| Spanish | impasible, impertérrito |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does impassive come from?
From im- (prefix meaning ‘not’) + passive (“which is, or is capable of being, acted on; (obsolete) which suffers, or may suffer, pain, death, etc.”, adjective).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).