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Definition of inexpressiveness in English:

inexpressiveness

Pronunciation /ˌinikˈspresivnəs/ /ˌɪnɪkˈsprɛsɪvnəs/

noun

See inexpressive

‘Perhaps these actors' facial inexpressiveness actually adds to their ‘tough-guy’ appeal?’
  • ‘At times Yun's inexpressiveness masks a mischievous sense of humour.’
  • ‘Traditional masculinity has also been found to be associated with emotional inexpressiveness in general, and with higher thresholds of pain specifically.’
  • ‘He may still seem like a cipher - that inexpressiveness of his must trouble even his greatest admirers - but it is hard not to face the fact that he occupies an amazing amount of psychic space.’
  • ‘Behind that inexpressiveness are two things: first, the man doesn't trust his wife with his emotions.’