Inscrutable vs. Impassive — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Inscrutable and Impassive
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Inscrutable
Difficult to understand or interpret; impenetrable
"that little creature, whose innocent life had sprung, by the inscrutable decree of Providence ... out of the rank luxuriance of a guilty passion" (Nathaniel Hawthorne).
Impassive
Not feeling or showing emotion
His cold, impassive face
Inscrutable
Difficult or impossible to comprehend, fathom, or interpret.
His inscrutable theories would years later become the foundation of a whole new science.
Impassive
Devoid of or not subject to emotion.
Inscrutable
One who or that which is inscrutable; a person, etc. that cannot be comprehended.
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Impassive
Revealing no emotion; expressionless.
Inscrutable
Unsearchable; incapable of being searched into and understood by inquiry or study; impossible or difficult to be explained or accounted for satisfactorily; obscure; incomprehensible; as, an inscrutable design or event.
'T is not in manTo yield a reason for the will of HeavenWhich is inscrutable.
Waiving a question so inscrutable as this.
Impassive
(Archaic) Incapable of physical sensation.
Inscrutable
Of an obscure nature;
The new insurance policy is written without cryptic or mysterious terms
A deep dark secret
The inscrutible workings of Providence
In its mysterious past it encompasses all the dim origins of life
Rituals totally mystifying to visitors from other lands
Impassive
Motionless; still.
Impassive
Having, or revealing, no emotion.
Impassive
Still or motionless.
Impassive
Not susceptible of pain or suffering; apathetic; impassible; unmoved.
Impassive as the marble in the quarry.
On the impassive ice the lightings play.
Impassive
Having or revealing little emotion or sensibility; not easily aroused or excited;
Her impassive remoteness
He remained impassive, showing neither interest in nor concern for our plight
A silent stolid creature who took it all as a matter of course
Her face showed nothing but stolid indifference
Impassive
Deliberately impassive in manner;
Deadpan humor
His face remained expressionless as the verdict was read
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