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expressionless

C1 Topic:Describing Qualities
US /ɪkˈsprɛʃənləs/ UK /ɪkˈspreʃənləs/
Freq #73311

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Synonyms
1 adj · showing no emotion,... impassiveblankdeadpaninexpressive
Word family
Derived forms expressionlesslyexpressionlessness

Etymology

Formed from expression + -less. Expression comes through French and Latin from exprimere, literally "to press out," and developed the sense of making thought or feeling visible. The suffix -less marks the apparent absence of such outward signs.

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