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Impassable vs Impassive - What's the difference?

impassable | impassive |

As adjectives the difference between impassable and impassive

is that impassable is incapable of being passed over, crossed, or negotiated while impassive is having, or revealing, no emotion.

impassable

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Incapable of being passed over, crossed, or negotiated.
  • (of an obstacle) Incapable of being overcome or surmounted.
  • (of currency) Not useable as legal tender.

    • Synonyms

    * unpassable

    See also

    * impassible ----

    impassive

    English

    Adjective

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

    • Synonyms

    * apathetic, phlegmatic