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adjective
free from or unaffected by passion; devoid of personal feeling or bias; impartial; calm: a dispassionate critic.
Related forms
dis·pas·sion·ate·ly, adverb
dis·pas·sion·ate·ness, noun
un·dis·pas·sion·ate, adjective
un·dis·pas·sion·ate·ly, adverb
Synonyms
cool, unemotional, uninvolved; fair, just.
cool, unemotional, uninvolved; fair, just.
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Dispassionately
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Word Origin & History
dispassionate
1590s, from dis- "the opposite of" (see dis-) + 'pasionate. Related: Dispassionately.
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