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Apathy vs Impassiveness - What's the difference?

apathy | impassiveness | Related terms |

Apathy is a related term of impassiveness.


As nouns the difference between apathy and impassiveness

is that apathy is complete lack of emotion or motivation about a person, activity, or object; depression; lack of interest or enthusiasm; disinterest while impassiveness is the state of being impassive.

apathy

English

(wikipedia apathy)

Noun

(en-noun)
  • Complete lack of emotion or motivation about a person, activity, or object; depression; lack of interest or enthusiasm; disinterest.
  • * {{quote-book, year=1818
    • , author=Mary Shelley , title=Frankenstein , chapter=2 citation , passage=I opened it with apathy; the theory which he attempts to demonstrate and the wonderful facts which he relates soon changed this feeling into enthusiasm.}}

    Related terms

    * apatheism (pos n) * apathetic (pos a) * apatheia (pos n)

    impassiveness

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • The state of being impassive.

    • Synonyms

    * impassivity