expressionless
expressionless
Definition
ex·pres·sion·less (-lis)
adjective
lacking expression; blank and impassive
expressionless
Synonyms
expressionless
Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- face: I peered at Ulysses; with expressionless face, he was just staring into the gloom.
- eye: It stands far taller than you and observes you with expressionless eyes and slowly it advances toward you.
- mask: It was the expressionless mask of extreme old age.
- look: If you watch those who have mastered these arts, sometimes their faces have a calm, expressionless look.
Modifying Another Word
- almost: But his face was quite calm and composed - almost expressionless.
- rather: The majority of them looked rather expressionless as they sang about their country's destruction.
- so: Trying to talk to him was like talking to a brick wall because the face was so expressionless.
Used with adjective complement
- remain: The artist takes Keaton's role, remaining utterly expressionless as the wooden walls fall.
- look: Children with SM are extremely shy: they may be stiff, make poor eye contact and look expressionless.
- stand: O'Leary stood expressionless in the searing heat in his big coat munching on some dried lumps of instant mash.
- face: I wince; her face expressionless, tracks of eye make-up like tribal marks across her cheeks.
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