His humour is very deadpan.
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Deadpan
//ˈdɛdpæn//
Synonyms for "deadpan" (44 found)
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4 entriesderived
1 entriesderived from
2 entriesrelated to
8 entriessimilar
2 entriesTranslations
34 translations across 17 languages.
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- but see 故作嚴肅的 /故作严肃的 adj (deliberately impassive or expressionless (as a face or look))
Czech
4 entries- bezvýrazný adj (deliberately impassive or expressionless (as a face or look))
- kamenný adj (deliberately impassive or expressionless (as a face or look))
- kamenný adj (having such a face or look (as a person))
- s kamennou tváří adj (having such a face or look (as a person))
Danish
4 entries- gravalvorlig adj (deliberately impassive or expressionless (as a face or look))
- udtryksløs adj (deliberately impassive or expressionless (as a face or look))
- udtryksløs adj (having such a face or look (as a person))
- udtryksløs adv (in a deadpan manner)
Dutch
2 entries- emotieloos adj (deliberately impassive or expressionless (as a face or look))
- zonder uitdrukking adj (deliberately impassive or expressionless (as a face or look))
Finnish
2 entries- ilmeetön adj (deliberately impassive or expressionless (as a face or look))
- naama peruslukemilla adj (deliberately impassive or expressionless (as a face or look))
French
2 entries- pince-sans-rire adj (deliberately impassive or expressionless (as a face or look))
- pince-sans-rire noun (style of comedy)
German
2 entries- ausdruckslos adj (deliberately impassive or expressionless (as a face or look))
- ungerührt adj (having such a face or look (as a person))
Greek
1 entries- αγέλαστος adj (deliberately impassive or expressionless (as a face or look))
Hungarian
2 entries- szenvtelen adj (impassive (as behaviour or speech))
- érzéketlen adj (impassive (as behaviour or speech))
Italian
2 entries- impassibile adj (deliberately impassive or expressionless (as a face or look))
- inespressivo adj (deliberately impassive or expressionless (as a face or look))
Japanese
1 entries- 能面のような adj (deliberately impassive or expressionless (as a face or look))
Norwegian Bokmål
2 entries- gravalvorlig adj (deliberately impassive or expressionless (as a face or look))
- uttrykksløs adj (deliberately impassive or expressionless (as a face or look))
Portuguese
1 entries- inexpressivo adj (deliberately impassive or expressionless (as a face or look))
Russian
2 entries- бесстра́стный adj (deliberately impassive or expressionless (as a face or look))
- невозмути́мый adj (deliberately impassive or expressionless (as a face or look))
Spanish
1 entries- inexpresivo adj (deliberately impassive or expressionless (as a face or look))
Swedish
3 entries- uttryckslös adj (deliberately impassive or expressionless (as a face or look))
- uttryckslös adj (having such a face or look (as a person))
- uttryckslöst adv (in a deadpan manner)
Turkish
2 entries- duygusuz adj (deliberately impassive or expressionless (as a face or look))
- ifadesiz adj (deliberately impassive or expressionless (as a face or look))
Sample sentences
9 total sentences available.
"Psst! Mary! Can I borrow a sheet of notebook paper?" Tom tapped Mary's shoulder with his pencil's eraser. "Do you intend to write on it?" Mary asked Tom in a deadpan tone. "Yeah." "Then I don't want it back." Mary handed Tom a sheet of notebook paper.
Source: tatoeba (11078051)
Comedian Les Dawson was famous for his gravelly, deadpan delivery.
Source: tatoeba (11390217)
a deadpan face or look
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