Meanings
- uncountableThe quality of being inexpressive.
His perceived inexpressiveness particularly impressed the critics in France, where the perceptive Louis Delluc wrote about him in almost Bressonian terms:
2008 March 25, Dave Kehr, “New DVDs: ‘The Phantom Empire’”, in New York TimesSynonyms: inexpressivity · Antonyms: expressiveness
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
Translations
Finnish ilmeettömyys
- ilmeettömyysthe quality of being inexpressive
French inexpressivité
- inexpressivitéthe quality of being inexpressive
Italian inespressività
- inespressivitàthe quality of being inexpressive
Portuguese inexpressividade
- inexpressividadethe quality of being inexpressive
Spanish inexpresividad
- inexpresividadthe quality of being inexpressive
Cite this entry
inexpressiveness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inexpressiveness
“inexpressiveness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inexpressiveness. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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