inexpressive
Showing no feeling
Inexpressive describes a face, voice, or manner that shows little or no emotion.
An inexpressive face reveals nothing of what its owner thinks or feels.
The word applies to performances or writing that fail to convey feeling: His reading of the poem was flat and inexpressive.
Sometimes neutral, sometimes critical—depending on whether the blankness seems deliberate or merely dull.
Without an occupant
- emptyHolding nothing inside
- deadpanExpressionless, especially for humor
- poker-facedShowing no emotion
- glazedCoated with shiny finish
hollow · unanimated · lifeless · flat · dull · wooden · mask-like · fixed
Low temperature state
- detachedApart or uninvolved
- affectlessLacking emotional expression
- dispassionateFree from emotional involvement
- numbLacking physical sensation
unfeeling · frigid · icy · remote · distant · withdrawn · reserved · robotic
Revealing no expression
- unresponsiveFailing to react or reply
- unmovedNot stirred physically/emotionally
- stoicUncomplaining endurer of hardship
- stolidUnemotional and calm
unflappable · inscrutable · nonreactive · impenetrable · unyielding · unperturbed · composed · controlled
vacant
Without an occupant
- emptyHolding nothing inside
- deadpanExpressionless, especially for humor
- poker-facedShowing no emotion
glazed · hollow · unanimated · lifeless · flat · dull · wooden · mask-like · fixed · staring
cold
Low temperature state
- detachedApart or uninvolved
- affectlessLacking emotional expression
- dispassionateFree from emotional involvement
numb · unfeeling · frigid · icy · remote · distant · withdrawn · reserved · robotic · mechanical
stone-faced
Revealing no expression
- unresponsiveFailing to react or reply
- unmovedNot stirred physically/emotionally
- stoicUncomplaining endurer of hardship
stolid · unflappable · inscrutable · nonreactive · impenetrable · unyielding · unperturbed · composed · controlled · steely
inexpressiveexpressive
Showing feelings outwardly
animated · demonstrative · emotive · melodramatic · theatrical
inexpressible, inexpressibly, inexpressively, inexpressiveness, inexpressibility