expressionless
adjective
expressionless is spelled E-X-P-R-E-S-S-I-O-N-L-E-S-S: 14 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 68,248th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, expressionless means “Without expression” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in expressionless?
| Letters | 14: E-X-P-R-E-S-S-I-O-N-L-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 68,248th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is expressionless?
Expressionless appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 68,248th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce expressionless?
Expressionless has 4 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-expressionless.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of expressionless
- more expressionless comparative
- most expressionless superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does expressionless mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Without expression.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Expressionless in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense without expression:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | inexpressif |
| German | ausdruckslos |
| Spanish | sin expresión |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does expressionless come from?
From expression + -less.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).