impassibility

nounCommon GRE wordMore I words

the incapacity to feel pain or emotion; serene insensibility to suffering

In a sentence

Impassibility in a sentence

Here is an example sentence showing impassibility in a sentence.

The stoic philosopher prized impassibility as freedom from the tyranny of feeling.

Synonyms

impassivityinsensibilityimperturbability

Antonyms

sensitivityemotionality

Keep going

a person who attacks cherished beliefs or established institutions

attacking or undermining traditional beliefs and institutions

guided by ideals rather than by practical considerations

a peculiar habit or feature distinctive to an individual

excessively or blindly devoted to something or someone

extreme admiration or worship of someone or something, often to an excessive degree

to admire or revere someone to an excessive degree

charmingly peaceful and free of trouble

Common questions

Impassibility (noun) means the incapacity to feel pain or emotion; serene insensibility to suffering

Here is impassibility used in an example sentence: "The stoic philosopher prized impassibility as freedom from the tyranny of feeling."

Common synonyms for impassibility include impassivity, insensibility, imperturbability.

Antonyms of impassibility include sensitivity, emotionality.

Impassibility is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

Vocabulary sticks when you meet it in real sentences. Practise these words inside text completion and sentence equivalence questions.