expressionlessness
- noun
- /ɪkˈsprɛʃənləsnəs/
:
falta de expresión
- The actor displayed a chilling expressionlessness that captivated the audience.
Examples
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Charlotte tried to settle her face into expressionlessness.
Fiction book (1998) -
Clara didn't remember the dress or the day, but she was surprised at the coolness, the expressionlessness, in the girl's face.
Fiction book (1993) -
Usually so quick and graceful, the girl lumbered to her feet; her tear-bloated face had a withdrawn expressionlessness.
Fiction book (1994) -
Such expressionlessness on Greg's part is in turn what Seth points out before even entering the gaudy home: "They had all the money in the world and not a clue what to do with it."
Academic text (2016) -
The importance of this second reading of the tautological form as expressionlessness for Reinhardt is easily apparent from his declarations that "Art as something else also is always a fake" and "Art as a thing to be used for some other end is ugly." Art-as-Art meant x = x; it meant no translating x into y terms.
Academic text (2014) -
Her expressionlessness during the meeting made it difficult to know her true feelings.
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Despite the news, he maintained an expressionlessness that left everyone puzzled.
Synonyms
43
6.2
A lack of interest or care about things
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4.8
A face that shows no feeling so others cannot tell what you feel
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7.7
A feeling of cold emptiness and lack of human warmth
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8.8
A lack of emotion or visible reaction
1
8.5
A lack of visible feeling or reaction
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4.4
A calm lack of emotion when people expect a strong reaction
A state of showing little or no feeling
A lack of visible emotion
Not showing feeling or reaction to events
Not showing feelings or emotion
A lack of strong feeling or emotion when something happens
A hard, emotionless look that shows someone will not change their mind
A blank look that shows no clear thought or feeling
A calm lack of interest or strong feeling in everyday life
Antonyms
How Expressive
Surface Forms
Morphology
expressionlessness = expressionless (transparent) = expression + less + ness
Formed by adding the noun-forming suffix '-ness' to 'expressionless' (which is itself transparently 'expression' + '-less'), yielding the state of having no expression.
Etymology
Expressionlessness starts with expression, which comes from parts meaning 'to press out' and is the same root as the common word press and the verb express. The endings -less and -ness give the idea 'without' and make a noun, so expressionlessness literally means 'without expression', not showing feelings on your face, in your voice, or in your actions.