straight face

straight face
Synonyms and related words:
anesthesia, autism, catatonia, chill, chilliness, cold blood, cold heart, coldheartedness, coldness, coolness, deadpan, decorousness, demureness, dispassion, dispassionateness, dullness, earnestness, emotional deadness, emotionlessness, expressionlessness, formality, frigidity, frostiness, gravity, grimness, heartlessness, iciness, immovability, impassibility, impassiveness, impassivity, inexcitability, inexpressiveness, lack of affect, lack of feeling, lack of touch, long face, objectivity, obtuseness, passionlessness, poker face, sedateness, self-absorption, seriousness, sober-mindedness, soberness, sobersidedness, sobersides, sobriety, solemnity, solemnness, somberness, soullessness, spiritlessness, staidness, thoughtfulness, unemotionalism, unexcitability, unexpressiveness, unfeeling, unfeelingness, unimpressibility, unimpressionableness, unpassionateness, unresponsiveness, unsusceptibility, unsympatheticness, untouchability, weightiness, withdrawal

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  • straight face — If someone keeps a straight face, they remain serious and do not show emotion or amusement …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • straight face — straight′ face′ n. an impassive facial expression that conceals one s true feelings, esp. a desire to laugh • Etymology: 1890–95 straight′ faced′, adj. straight′ fac′ed•ly, adv …   From formal English to slang

  • straight face — n. a facial expression showing no amusement or other emotion straight faced adj …   English World dictionary

  • straight face — noun a serious facial expression giving no evidence of interest or amusement (Freq. 2) • Hypernyms: ↑facial expression, ↑facial gesture * * * noun : a face giving no evidence of emotion and especially of merriment • straight faced ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷… …   Useful english dictionary

  • straight face — {n.} A face that is not laughing or smiling. * /Mary told all the funny stories she knew to try to make Joan laugh, but Joan kept a straight face./ * /It is hard to tell when Jim is teasing you. He can tell a fib with a straight face./ * /When… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • straight face — {n.} A face that is not laughing or smiling. * /Mary told all the funny stories she knew to try to make Joan laugh, but Joan kept a straight face./ * /It is hard to tell when Jim is teasing you. He can tell a fib with a straight face./ * /When… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • straight face — if someone has a straight face, they look serious even though they are saying something funny or are in a funny situation with a straight face: He could never tell a joke with a straight face. keep a straight face: She couldn t trust herself to… …   English dictionary

  • straight\ face — noun A face that is not laughing or smiling. Mary told all the funny stories she knew to try to make Joan laugh, but Joan kept a straight face. It is hard to tell when Jim is teasing you. He can tell a fib with a straight face. When Bob fell into …   Словарь американских идиом

  • straight face — noun Date: 1853 a face giving no evidence of emotion and especially of merriment < lied with a straight face > • straight faced adjective • straight facedly adverb …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • straight face —    If you keep a straight face, you look serious although you really want to laugh.     Our teacher was dressed so strangely that it was hard to keep a straight face! …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • straight face — /streɪt ˈfeɪs/ (say strayt fays) noun a deliberately serious expression, especially in an attempt to suppress laughter: * You mean a sheep butted you into the river? Mum was having difficulty keeping a straight face. –barney roberts, 1987.… …  

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