inexpressiveness
Absence of expression
Inexpressiveness is the quality of revealing little emotion or reaction.
A face marked by inexpressiveness gives nothing away—no joy, no anger, no surprise.
The trait may suggest stoicism, emotional guardedness, or simply a natural reserve: His inexpressiveness made him impossible to read during negotiations.
Without marks or content
- impassiveWithout visible emotion
- unemotionalLacking outward feeling
- apatheticWithout feeling or concern
- indifferentLacking interest or concern
deadpan · stone-faced · unmoved · dispassionate · stolid · phlegmatic · flat · affectless
State of being empty
- impassivityUnresponsiveness to stimuli
- flatnessAbsence of slope
- woodennessStiff, unexpressive quality
- stolidnessUnemotional, unexcitable temperament
vacuity · numbness · aloofness · reticence · taciturnity · inscrutability · unresponsiveness · coldness
Disinclined to speak freely
- taciturnHabitually uncommunicative
- uncommunicativeUnwilling to share thoughts
- guardedWary and restrained
- tight-lippedUnwilling to divulge
closemouthed · laconic · unforthcoming · withdrawn · introverted · private · secretive · restrained
Calm and self-possessed
- unflappableImpossible to disturb
- imperturbableIncapable of being upset
- self-controlledHaving restraint over impulses
- forbearingShowing restraint under provocation
enduring · accepting · uncomplaining · resigned · patient · long-suffering · philosophical · fatalistic
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Without marks or content
- impassiveWithout visible emotion
- unemotionalLacking outward feeling
- apatheticWithout feeling or concern
indifferent · deadpan · stone-faced · unmoved · dispassionate · stolid · phlegmatic · flat · affectless · wooden
blankness
State of being empty
- impassivityUnresponsiveness to stimuli
- flatnessAbsence of slope
- woodennessStiff, unexpressive quality
stolidness · vacuity · numbness · aloofness · reticence · taciturnity · inscrutability · unresponsiveness · coldness · detachment
reticent
Disinclined to speak freely
- taciturnHabitually uncommunicative
- uncommunicativeUnwilling to share thoughts
- guardedWary and restrained
tight-lipped · closemouthed · laconic · unforthcoming · withdrawn · introverted · private · secretive · restrained · quiet
composed
Calm and self-possessed
- unflappableImpossible to disturb
- imperturbableIncapable of being upset
- self-controlledHaving restraint over impulses
forbearing · enduring · accepting · uncomplaining · resigned · patient · long-suffering · philosophical · fatalistic · spartan
inexpressivenessexpressiveness
Ability to convey emotion
expressivity · emotiveness · demonstrativeness · effusiveness · emotionality
inexpressivenessanimation
Technique creating movement illusion
liveliness · vivacity · exuberance · ebullience · vibrancy
inexpressivenessexpressiveness
Ability to convey emotion
articulateness · eloquence · communicativeness · evocativeness · readability
express, expression, expressive, expressionless, unexpressed, expressiveness, inexpressible, unexpressive, inexpressive