Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

expressionless

/ɪkspɹˌɛʃənlɪs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.28 in modern English

Syllables: ex-pres-sion-less
IPA: /ɪkspɹˌɛʃənlɪs/

23

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Without expression.

Etymology

Etymology tree English expression Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English expressionless From expression + -less.

Inflected Forms

more expressionless (comparative) most expressionless (superlative)

Derived Forms

expressionlessly expressionlessness

Synonyms

inexpressive deadpan impassive poker-faced unexpressive

Questions

How do you pronounce expressionless?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪkspɹˌɛʃənlɪs/.
What does expressionless mean?: Without expression.
Where does expressionless come from?: Etymology tree English expression Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English expressionless From expression + -less.

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