dispassionate
/dɪsˈpæʃənət/adjective
Calm and fair, without letting emotion or personal bias get in the way.
Example sentences
- “A good referee stays dispassionate no matter how loud the crowd gets.”
- “Historians try to give a dispassionate account of the war's causes.”
A term of praise for judges and analysts: it means free of bias, not lacking feeling altogether. Compare 'impassive', which describes showing no emotion.