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The meaning of EXPRESSIONLESS is lacking expression. How to use expressionless in a sentence.
uk / ɪkˈspreʃ. ə n.ləs / us / ɪkˈspreʃ. ə n.ləs / Add to word list. not showing what someone thinks or feels: She watched, expressionless, as they took her belongings away. expressionless face She sat staring at the wall, her face expressionless. expressionless voice He has such an expressionless voice. Synonyms. deadpan. impassive. poker-faced.
There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective expressionless. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
Definitions of expressionless. adjective. deliberately impassive in manner. “his face remained expressionless as the verdict was read”. synonyms: deadpan, impassive, poker-faced, unexpressive. incommunicative, uncommunicative. not inclined to talk or give information or express opinions.
If you describe someone's face as expressionless, you mean that they are not showing their feelings.
Definition of expressionless adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. expressionless - deliberately impassive in manner; "deadpan humor"; "his face remained expressionless as the verdict was read". deadpan, poker-faced, unexpressive, impassive. incommunicative, uncommunicative - not inclined to talk or give information or express opinions.
Bodies appear stiff and formal, but faces are relaxed and expressionless. Mask-An expressionless look, caused by reduced movements of the face. His black eyes saw through her; his cold features were expressionless.
not showing what someone thinks or feels: She watched, expressionless, as they took her belongings away. expressionless face She sat staring at the wall, her face expressionless. expressionless voice He has such an expressionless voice. Synonyms.
Synonyms for EXPRESSIONLESS: blank, motionless, impassive, vacant, empty, stolid, inexpressive, enigmatic; Antonyms of EXPRESSIONLESS: expressive, engaged, demonstrative, active, interested, responsive, dynamic, alive.