Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dispassionate

/dɪsˈpæʃənət/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.53 in modern English

Syllables: dis-pas-sion-ate
IPA: /dɪsˈpæʃənət/

16

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not showing, and not affected by, emotion, bias, or prejudice.

verb

To free from passion.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"I am an indifferent player. If the tactics of the game have been reduced to machinery and the combinations are controlled by a dispassionate automaton, the one-tenth would constitute a winning factor."
"Yes, I suppose the news should just be a dispassionate list of all the events that have occurred the world over during the day. That would be good. Except, of course, it would take forever."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old French des-bor. ▲ Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- English passionate English dispassionate From dis- + passionate.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /dɪsˈpæʃənət/

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

more dispassionate (comparative) most dispassionate (superlative) dispassionates (present, singular) dispassionating (participle, present) dispassionated (participle, past) dispassionated (past)

Derived Forms

dispassionately dispassionateness undispassionate

Synonyms

nonpassionate unpassionate alexithymic apathistical clinical dull phlegmatic cold-blooded cold-hearted dead inside dispassionate emotionless

Antonyms

passionate

Rhymes With

passionate compassionate

Questions

How do you pronounce dispassionate?: The recorded pronunciation is /dɪsˈpæʃənət/.
What does dispassionate mean?: Not showing, and not affected by, emotion, bias, or prejudice.
Where does dispassionate come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old French des-bor. ▲ Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- English passionate English dispassionate From dis- + passionate.

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