Expressionlessness

/ɪkˌsprɛʃənləsnəs/ noun

Definition

The quality or state of being expressionless; lack of emotion or expression in appearance or manner.

Etymology

From 'expressionless' plus '-ness' (quality of being). A four-layer word from 'express' through multiple suffixes.

Kelly Says

Botox paradoxically aims to prevent aging but creates the opposite problem: facial expressionlessness that reads as emotional distance. It shows how we read truth through tiny facial movements.

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