We, as prosecutors, try to be dispassionate about the cases we bring...
He spoke in the flat, dispassionate tone of a lecturer.
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Dispassionate — Dis*pas sion*ate, a. 1. Free from passion; not warped, prejudiced, swerved, or carried away by passion or feeling; judicial; calm; composed. [1913 Webster] Wise and dispassionate men. Clarendon. [1913 Webster] 2. Not dictated by passion; not… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dispassionate — I adjective aloof, ascetic, blase, calm, calme, cold, cold blooded, cold hearted, collected, composed, controlled, cool headed, detached, disengaged, disinterested, even handed, even tempered, fair, heartless, immovable, impartial, impassive,… … Law dictionary
dispassionate — 1590s, from dis the opposite of (see DIS (Cf. dis )) + PASSIONATE (Cf. passionate). Related: Dispassionately … Etymology dictionary
dispassionate — unbiased, impartial, objective, uncolored, *fair, just, equitable Analogous words: disinterested, detached, aloof, *indifferent: *cool, collected, composed: candid, open, *frank Antonyms: passionate: intemperate … New Dictionary of Synonyms
dispassionate — [adj] unfeeling, impartial abstract, aloof, calm, candid, cold blooded, cold fish*, collected, composed, cool, cool cat*, couldn’t care less*, detached, disinterested, fair, iceberg*, impersonal, imperturbable, indifferent, judicial, just, laid… … New thesaurus
dispassionate — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not influenced by strong emotion; rational and impartial. DERIVATIVES dispassion noun dispassionately adverb … English terms dictionary
dispassionate — [dis pash′ə nət] adj. free from passion, emotion, or bias; calm; impartial SYN. FAIR1 dispassion n. dispassionately adv … English World dictionary
dispassionate — adjective Date: 1594 not influenced by strong feeling; especially not affected by personal or emotional involvement < a dispassionate critic > < a dispassionate approach to an issue > Synonyms: see fair • dispassionately … New Collegiate Dictionary
dispassionate — adjective 1) a calm, dispassionate manner Syn: unemotional, emotionless, impassive, cool, calm, calm, cool, and collected , unruffled, unperturbed, composed, self possessed, self controlled, unexcitable; informal laid back Ant … Thesaurus of popular words
dispassionate — dispassionately, adv. dispassionateness, n. /dis pash euh nit/, adj. free from or unaffected by passion; devoid of personal feeling or bias; impartial; calm: a dispassionate critic. [1585 95; DIS 1 + PASSIONATE] Syn. cool, unemotional,… … Universalium
