expressionlessness
Total emotional concealment
Expressionlessness is the quality of showing no emotion or reaction in one's face or manner.
It suggests a blank, unreadable quality—whether from deliberate control, shock, or simply having nothing to convey: Her expressionlessness during the testimony unnerved the jury.
The word is cumbersome; writers often prefer *blank face* or *impassivity*.
Without an occupant
- voidWithout legal effect
- emptyHolding nothing inside
- deadpanExpressionless, especially for humor
- flatLacking vertical variation
hollow · glazed · slack · vacuous · lifeless · dull · glassy · fixed
Lacking outward feeling
- impassiveWithout visible emotion
- stolidUnemotional and calm
- phlegmaticUnemotionally calm, slow-reacting
- unmovedNot stirred physically/emotionally
unflappable · imperturbable · equanimity · composure · self-controlled · forbearance · endurance · restraint
Impossible to understand
- enigmaticPuzzling and obscure
- crypticObscure in meaning
- impenetrableImpossible to pass through
- opaqueImpassable to light
poker-faced · sphinx-like · unfathomable · mysterious · guarded · closed · veiled · masked
Lacking interest or concern
- disinterestedFree from personal stakes
- unconcernedFeeling no worry
- unresponsiveFailing to react or reply
- numbLacking physical sensation
detached · aloof · cold · distant · withdrawn · disconnected · removed · uninvolved
vacant
Without an occupant
flat · hollow · glazed · slack · vacuous · lifeless · dull · glassy · fixed · stony
unemotional
Lacking outward feeling
- impassiveWithout visible emotion
- stolidUnemotional and calm
- phlegmaticUnemotionally calm, slow-reacting
unmoved · unflappable · imperturbable · equanimity · composure · self-controlled · forbearance · endurance · restraint · discipline
inscrutable
Impossible to understand
- enigmaticPuzzling and obscure
- crypticObscure in meaning
- impenetrableImpossible to pass through
opaque · poker-faced · sphinx-like · unfathomable · mysterious · guarded · closed · veiled · masked · concealed
indifferent
Lacking interest or concern
- disinterestedFree from personal stakes
- unconcernedFeeling no worry
- unresponsiveFailing to react or reply
numb · detached · aloof · cold · distant · withdrawn · disconnected · removed · uninvolved · passive
expressionlessnessexpressiveness
Ability to convey emotion
animation · emotiveness · expressivity · demonstrativeness · liveliness
expressionlessnessvivacity
Animated spirit or energy
liveliness · animation · exuberance · ebullience · vitality
expressionlessnessexpressiveness
Ability to convey emotion
vividness · dynamism · vibrancy · colorfulness · communicativeness
express, expression, expressive, expressions, expressionless, expressiveness, inexpressible, unexpressive, expressively