Im-păs'sive, a.
a. [Prefix im, not, and passive, q. v.] Not susceptible of pain or suffering; insensible; impassible. “Impassive as the marble in the quarry.” De Quincey.
In the impassive ice the lightnings play. Pope.
a. [Prefix im, not, and passive, q. v.] Not susceptible of pain or suffering; insensible; impassible. “Impassive as the marble in the quarry.” De Quincey.
In the impassive ice the lightnings play. Pope.