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dispassionate
adjective dis·pas·sion·ate \-sh(ə-)nət\
: not influenced or affected by emotions
Full Definition of DISPASSIONATE
: not influenced by strong feeling; especially : not affected by personal or emotional involvement <a dispassionate critic> <a dispassionate approach to an issue>
— dis·pas·sion·ate·ly adverb
— dis·pas·sion·ate·ness noun
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First Known Use of DISPASSIONATE
1594
Related to DISPASSIONATE
- Synonyms
- candid, disinterested, fair, equal, equitable, evenhanded, impartial, indifferent, just, nonpartisan, objective, square, unbiased, unprejudiced
- Antonyms
- biased, ex parte, inequitable, nonobjective, one-sided, partial, parti pris, partisan, prejudiced, unjust
Synonym Discussion of DISPASSIONATE
fair, just, equitable, impartial, unbiased, dispassionate, objective mean free from favor toward either or any side. fair implies a proper balance of conflicting interests <a fair decision>. just implies an exact following of a standard of what is right and proper <a just settlement of territorial claims>. equitable implies a less rigorous standard than just and usually suggests equal treatment of all concerned <the equitable distribution of the property>. impartial stresses an absence of favor or prejudice <an impartial third party>. unbiased implies even more strongly an absence of all prejudice <your unbiased opinion>. dispassionate suggests freedom from the influence of strong feeling and often implies cool or even cold judgment <a dispassionate summation of the facts>. objective stresses a tendency to view events or persons as apart from oneself and one's own interest or feelings <I can't be objective about my own child>.
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dispassionate
adjective dis·pas·sion·ate \dis-ˈpa-shə-nət\
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