English Dictionary |
DISPASSION
Pronunciation (US): | (GB): |
Dictionary entry overview: What does dispassion mean?
• DISPASSION (noun)
The noun DISPASSION has 1 sense:
Familiarity information: DISPASSION used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Objectivity and detachment
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
dispassion; dispassionateness; dryness
Context example:
her manner assumed a dispassion and dryness very unlike her usual tone
Hypernyms ("dispassion" is a kind of...):
emotionlessness; unemotionality (absence of emotion)
Learn English with... Proverbs |
"A fool and his money are soon parted." (English proverb)
"Singing is for dinner, grief for lunch." (Albanian proverb)
"Do good and throw it in sea." (Arabic proverb)
"All too good is neighbours fool." (Dutch proverb)
"Singing is for dinner, grief for lunch." (Albanian proverb)
"Do good and throw it in sea." (Arabic proverb)
"All too good is neighbours fool." (Dutch proverb)