as in impassivity
a lack of emotion or emotional expressiveness
the child's inexplicable impassiveness, after all he'd been through, was a source of concern for his relatives
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Noun
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Earlier this year, the Walmart Birkin made major rounds online, its supporters proclaiming apathy to whether a bag is real, its critics claiming apathy to the knockoff itself.—
Aamina Inayat Khan,
StyleCaster,
15 Apr. 2025 -
The comedy follows an aspiring gay playwright who — suffering from a summer of writer’s block and apathy in his Encino apartment — embarks on a flamboyant cruise in his imagination, only to discover that his real life is falling apart around him.—
Jessica Gelt,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2025
Noun
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How brown phlegm looks can vary from person to person.—
Mark Gurarie,
Health,
15 June 2025
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Common causes of brown phlegm include smoking, exposure to toxins or pollutants in the air, cystic fibrosis, and bacterial lung infections.—
Mark Gurarie,
Health,
15 June 2025
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“Impassiveness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impassiveness. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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