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deadpan

Adjective CEFR B1
ˈdɛdpæn

Definitions

  1. Deliberately impassive or expressionless.
  2. Having such a face or look.

Equivalents

Españolinexpresivo
Françaispince-sans-rire
Deutschungerührt
6 more languages

Examples

“a deadpan face⟳ or look⟳”
“deadpan behaviour or speech”
“The comedian remained deadpan.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

deadset deadstick deadverbial deaerated deaf deaf and dumb

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