Meaning & use

Expressionless

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Showing no emotion or feeling in the face; blank or impassive.

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His expressionless face gave no hint of whether he had won or lost.

The judges remained expressionless throughout the entire performance.

A note on using this word

Commonly used to describe a deliberately neutral or unreadable face, as in poker or interrogation contexts.

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