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- [ded-pan]
- /ˈdɛdˌpæn/
- /ˈded.pæn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ded-pan]
- /ˈdɛdˌpæn/
Definitions of deadpan word
- adjective deadpan Deadpan humour is when you appear to be serious and are hiding the fact that you are joking or teasing someone. 3
- adjective deadpan with a deliberately emotionless face or manner 3
- noun deadpan an expressionless face 3
- noun deadpan a person, as an actor, who has or assumes such a face 3
- adjective deadpan without expression or show of emotion; blank(ly) 3
- verb transitive deadpan to do or say (something) in a deadpan manner 3
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Origin of deadpan
First appearance:
before 1925 One of the 11% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1925-30; dead + pan1
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Parts of speech for Deadpan
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
deadpan popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
deadpan usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for deadpan
adj deadpan
- impassive — without emotion; apathetic; unmoved.
- stony — full of or abounding in stones or rock: a stony beach.
- blank — Something that is blank has nothing on it.
- serious — of, showing, or characterized by deep thought.
- unreadable — not readable; undecipherable; scribbled: His scrawl was almost unreadable.
adjective deadpan
noun deadpan
- poker face — an expressionless face: He can tell a funny story with a poker face.
- inscrutability — incapable of being investigated, analyzed, or scrutinized; impenetrable.
- straight face — a serious or impassive facial expression that conceals one's true feelings about something, especially a desire to laugh.
Antonyms for deadpan
adj deadpan
- warm — having or giving out a moderate degree of heat, as perceived by the senses: a warm bath.
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