impassibleadj.

/ɪmˈpasɪb(ə)l/

Forms: Erron. 1500s -abyll, 1600s–1800s -able.

Etymology: < French impassible (13–14th cent. in Hatzfeld & Darmesteter), or < ecclesiastical Latin impassibilis , < im- (im- prefix²) + passibilis passible adj.

1. Incapable of suffering or pain; not subject to suffering. (Chiefly Theology.)

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > physical insensibility > [adjective] > incapable of physical suffering

unthrowlyc1225

impassiblea1340

unpassiblec1390

unpainfulc1450

impatible?1541

passiveless1602

unpassive1602

impassive1667

a1340 R. Rolle Psalter lxxi. 5 He is in generations in passybles, that ar of generations passiblis.

1502 tr. Ordynarye of Crysten Men (de Worde) i. vii. sig. h.iiii They shall be Immortall and Impassyble.

a1535 T. More Dialoge of Comfort (1553) iii. xxvi. sig. U.v Tel him that his bodi shalbe impassible, & neuer fele harme.

1667 R. Allestree Causes Decay Christian Piety Pref. sig. A 6 That impassible state, where all tears shall be wiped from our eyes.

1782 J. Priestley Hist. Corruptions Christianity I. i. 26 Cerinthus..taught..that the Christ was impassible.

1871 H. Alabaster Wheel of Law 108 An impassible, insensible, immovable spirit.

2. Incapable of suffering injury or detriment.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > safety > [adjective] > safe or invulnerable

impassiblea1492

impatible?1541

proof1583

invulnerable1596

woundless1604

charmeda1616

unvulnerablea1616

inexposable1618

inobnoxious1659

impregnate1721

wreckless1822

uninjurable1846

immune1861

trouble-proof1878

the world > the supernatural > deity > Christian God > nature or attributes of God > [adjective] > incapable of suffering

unthrowlyc1225

unpassiblec1390

unpassive1602

impassible1624

a1492 W. Caxton tr. Vitas Patrum (1495) ii. f. ccxx^v/2 The hauen of saluacyon Impassyble, that is to saye to the blysse that euer shall last without ende.

1624 T. Gataker Discuss. Transubstant. 27 Christs body if it were broken and divided, would bee spoiled..but that it is impossible, because it is impassible.

1678 R. Cudworth tr. M. Psellus in True Intellect. Syst. Universe i. v. 813 The Angelical Body, is so devoid of gross Matter, that it can pass through any Solid thing..being..more Impassible, than the Sunbeams.

1766 H. Brooke Fool of Quality II. xii. 220 Virtue that I deemed to be impassable, unassailable.

1852 P. J. Bailey Festus (ed. 5) 60 Impassible as air, one great And indestructible substance as the sea.

3. Incapable of feeling or emotion; impassive, insensible, unimpressible.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > absence of emotion > [adjective] > lacking emotional sensibility

unfeelingc1000

mis-feelinga1382

stonishc1450

unpainfulc1450

obtuse1509

sprightlessa1522

insensate1553

senseless1560

soulless1568

dull-esprited1591

impassible1592

bluntie1598

impenetrable1600

stockish1600

stolidc1600

incapable1601

stupid1605

tasteless1605

unsensitive1610

unexalted1611

insensible1617

unsensible1619

languid1622

immovable1639

dead-hearted1642

sterile1642

resupine1643

unaffectionate1645

iron-bound1648

resentlessa1649

torpid1656

torpulent1657

impassive1699

unreceptive1722

hebete1743

apathetic1744

stubbed1744

gustless1766

unresponsive1768

unsusceptible1779

tideless-blooded1786

unaffectioned1788

inaccessible1796

hebetudinous1820

unimpressible1828

insensitive1834

apathetical1835

non-sensitive1836

blunt-hearted1845

irreceptive1846

unreceptant1846

unimpressionable1847

anaesthetic1860

insentient1860

hard (also tough, sharp) as nails1862

unsqueamish1893

tone-deaf1894

unget-at-able1897

facty1901

zombie1937

pegamoid1957

1592 F. Bacon Conf. Pleasure (1870) 5 If a man could make himself impassible of pleasure, he should make himself at one labor impassible of pain.

1690 J. Norris Christian Blessedness 46 There are some Men of Rocky Hearts, and impassible Tempers, that could stand by and see the whole World in Flames without any concern.

1852 W. M. Thackeray Henry Esmond II. ix. 156 He was impassible before victory, before danger, before defeat.

1876 ‘G. Eliot’ Daniel Deronda IV. vii. liv. 123 Gwendolen, keeping her impassible air, as they moved away from the strand.

†4. Not to be endured, insufferable. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > suffering > cause of mental pain or suffering > quality of being unendurable or intolerable > [adjective]

untholelyc1225

untholinga1300

unsufferablea1325

untolerablea1382

importable1402

untholefula1425

unbearablec1449

unportablea1500

impassible1508

intolerablea1513

insupportable1530

insufferable1533

incomportable1574

impatient1590

intollerous1594

unsuffered1598

supportless1602

unsupportable1602

indurable1607

impatible1623

unbrookable1633

unsustainable1662

unendurable1801

impassive1828

punishing1833

thick1884

1508 J. Fisher Treat. Penyt. Psalmes sig. ee.vi^v Put your fynger nygh the fyre, & full soone shall ye fele impassyble hete.

1665 T. Mall Offer of Farther Help Ep. to Rdr. sig. A5 Learn..to shake off despondency..when the greatest sufferings approach you. Say not they are invincible, impassable.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online September 2021).

单词	impassible
释义	impassibleadj. /ɪmˈpasɪb(ə)l/ Forms: Erron. 1500s -abyll, 1600s–1800s -able. Etymology: < French impassible (13–14th cent. in Hatzfeld & Darmesteter), or < ecclesiastical Latin impassibilis , < im- (im- prefix²) + passibilis passible adj. 1. Incapable of suffering or pain; not subject to suffering. (Chiefly Theology.) ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > physical insensibility > [adjective] > incapable of physical suffering unthrowlyc1225 impassiblea1340 unpassiblec1390 unpainfulc1450 impatible?1541 passiveless1602 unpassive1602 impassive1667 a1340 R. Rolle Psalter lxxi. 5 He is in generations in passybles, that ar of generations passiblis. 1502 tr. Ordynarye of Crysten Men (de Worde) i. vii. sig. h.iiii They shall be Immortall and Impassyble. a1535 T. More Dialoge of Comfort (1553) iii. xxvi. sig. U.v Tel him that his bodi shalbe impassible, & neuer fele harme. 1667 R. Allestree Causes Decay Christian Piety Pref. sig. A 6 That impassible state, where all tears shall be wiped from our eyes. 1782 J. Priestley Hist. Corruptions Christianity I. i. 26 Cerinthus..taught..that the Christ was impassible. 1871 H. Alabaster Wheel of Law 108 An impassible, insensible, immovable spirit. 2. Incapable of suffering injury or detriment. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > safety > [adjective] > safe or invulnerable impassiblea1492 impatible?1541 proof1583 invulnerable1596 woundless1604 charmeda1616 unvulnerablea1616 inexposable1618 inobnoxious1659 impregnate1721 wreckless1822 uninjurable1846 immune1861 trouble-proof1878 the world > the supernatural > deity > Christian God > nature or attributes of God > [adjective] > incapable of suffering unthrowlyc1225 unpassiblec1390 unpassive1602 impassible1624 a1492 W. Caxton tr. Vitas Patrum (1495) ii. f. ccxx^v/2 The hauen of saluacyon Impassyble, that is to saye to the blysse that euer shall last without ende. 1624 T. Gataker Discuss. Transubstant. 27 Christs body if it were broken and divided, would bee spoiled..but that it is impossible, because it is impassible. 1678 R. Cudworth tr. M. Psellus in True Intellect. Syst. Universe i. v. 813 The Angelical Body, is so devoid of gross Matter, that it can pass through any Solid thing..being..more Impassible, than the Sunbeams. 1766 H. Brooke Fool of Quality II. xii. 220 Virtue that I deemed to be impassable, unassailable. 1852 P. J. Bailey Festus (ed. 5) 60 Impassible as air, one great And indestructible substance as the sea. 3. Incapable of feeling or emotion; impassive, insensible, unimpressible. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > absence of emotion > [adjective] > lacking emotional sensibility unfeelingc1000 mis-feelinga1382 stonishc1450 unpainfulc1450 obtuse1509 sprightlessa1522 insensate1553 senseless1560 soulless1568 dull-esprited1591 impassible1592 bluntie1598 impenetrable1600 stockish1600 stolidc1600 incapable1601 stupid1605 tasteless1605 unsensitive1610 unexalted1611 insensible1617 unsensible1619 languid1622 immovable1639 dead-hearted1642 sterile1642 resupine1643 unaffectionate1645 iron-bound1648 resentlessa1649 torpid1656 torpulent1657 impassive1699 unreceptive1722 hebete1743 apathetic1744 stubbed1744 gustless1766 unresponsive1768 unsusceptible1779 tideless-blooded1786 unaffectioned1788 inaccessible1796 hebetudinous1820 unimpressible1828 insensitive1834 apathetical1835 non-sensitive1836 blunt-hearted1845 irreceptive1846 unreceptant1846 unimpressionable1847 anaesthetic1860 insentient1860 hard (also tough, sharp) as nails1862 unsqueamish1893 tone-deaf1894 unget-at-able1897 facty1901 zombie1937 pegamoid1957 1592 F. Bacon Conf. Pleasure (1870) 5 If a man could make himself impassible of pleasure, he should make himself at one labor impassible of pain. 1690 J. Norris Christian Blessedness 46 There are some Men of Rocky Hearts, and impassible Tempers, that could stand by and see the whole World in Flames without any concern. 1852 W. M. Thackeray Henry Esmond II. ix. 156 He was impassible before victory, before danger, before defeat. 1876 ‘G. Eliot’ Daniel Deronda IV. vii. liv. 123 Gwendolen, keeping her impassible air, as they moved away from the strand. †4. Not to be endured, insufferable. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > suffering > cause of mental pain or suffering > quality of being unendurable or intolerable > [adjective] untholelyc1225 untholinga1300 unsufferablea1325 untolerablea1382 importable1402 untholefula1425 unbearablec1449 unportablea1500 impassible1508 intolerablea1513 insupportable1530 insufferable1533 incomportable1574 impatient1590 intollerous1594 unsuffered1598 supportless1602 unsupportable1602 indurable1607 impatible1623 unbrookable1633 unsustainable1662 unendurable1801 impassive1828 punishing1833 thick1884 1508 J. Fisher Treat. Penyt. Psalmes sig. ee.vi^v Put your fynger nygh the fyre, & full soone shall ye fele impassyble hete. 1665 T. Mall Offer of Farther Help Ep. to Rdr. sig. A5 Learn..to shake off despondency..when the greatest sufferings approach you. Say not they are invincible, impassable. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < adj.a1340
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