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Impassive vs Callous - What's the difference?

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Impassive is a related term of callous.


As adjectives the difference between impassive and callous

is that impassive is having, or revealing, no emotion while callous is emotionally hardened; unfeeling and indifferent to the suffering/feelings of others.

impassive

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Having, or revealing, no emotion.
  • Still or motionless.

    • Synonyms

    * apathetic, phlegmatic

    callous

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Emotionally hardened; unfeeling and indifferent to the suffering/feelings of others.
    • She was so callous that she could criticise a cancer patient for wearing a wig.
  • Having calluses.

    • Synonyms

    * heartless * insensitive