- dispassionate
- dispassionate 1590s, from dis- "the opposite of" (see DIS- (Cf. dis-)) + PASSIONATE (Cf. passionate). Related: Dispassionately.
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Dispassionate — Dis*pas sion*ate, a. 1. Free from passion; not warped, prejudiced, swerved, or carried away by passion or feeling; judicial; calm; composed. [1913 Webster] Wise and dispassionate men. Clarendon. [1913 Webster] 2. Not dictated by passion; not… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dispassionate — I adjective aloof, ascetic, blase, calm, calme, cold, cold blooded, cold hearted, collected, composed, controlled, cool headed, detached, disengaged, disinterested, even handed, even tempered, fair, heartless, immovable, impartial, impassive,… … Law dictionary
dispassionate — unbiased, impartial, objective, uncolored, *fair, just, equitable Analogous words: disinterested, detached, aloof, *indifferent: *cool, collected, composed: candid, open, *frank Antonyms: passionate: intemperate … New Dictionary of Synonyms
dispassionate — [adj] unfeeling, impartial abstract, aloof, calm, candid, cold blooded, cold fish*, collected, composed, cool, cool cat*, couldn’t care less*, detached, disinterested, fair, iceberg*, impersonal, imperturbable, indifferent, judicial, just, laid… … New thesaurus
dispassionate — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not influenced by strong emotion; rational and impartial. DERIVATIVES dispassion noun dispassionately adverb … English terms dictionary
dispassionate — [dis pash′ə nət] adj. free from passion, emotion, or bias; calm; impartial SYN. FAIR1 dispassion n. dispassionately adv … English World dictionary
dispassionate — [[t]dɪ̱spæ̱ʃənət[/t]] ADJ GRADED Someone who is dispassionate is calm and reasonable, and not affected by emotions. We, as prosecutors, try to be dispassionate about the cases we bring... He spoke in the flat, dispassionate tone of a lecturer.… … English dictionary
dispassionate — adjective Date: 1594 not influenced by strong feeling; especially not affected by personal or emotional involvement < a dispassionate critic > < a dispassionate approach to an issue > Synonyms: see fair • dispassionately … New Collegiate Dictionary
dispassionate — adjective 1) a calm, dispassionate manner Syn: unemotional, emotionless, impassive, cool, calm, calm, cool, and collected , unruffled, unperturbed, composed, self possessed, self controlled, unexcitable; informal laid back Ant … Thesaurus of popular words
dispassionate — dispassionately, adv. dispassionateness, n. /dis pash euh nit/, adj. free from or unaffected by passion; devoid of personal feeling or bias; impartial; calm: a dispassionate critic. [1585 95; DIS 1 + PASSIONATE] Syn. cool, unemotional,… … Universalium
