stony-faced

Meanings

adjectivestony-faced (comparative more stony-faced, superlative most stony-faced)

Showing no (or little) expression of emotion; poker-faced.
[…]would Iran’s players sing their national anthem, which is seen as a gesture in support of the regime? To a man, the answer was a stony-faced no.
21 November 2022, David Hytner, “England open World Cup in style with Bukayo Saka double in 6-2 rout of Iran”, in The Guardian
Synonyms: stone-faced

adjectiveShowing no (or little) expression of emotion; poker-faced.

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Also see

Finnish kivikasvoinen

Polish z kamienną twarzą

Spanish con rostro pétreo

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