"deadpan" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈdɛdpæn/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-deadpan.wav Forms: more deadpan [comparative], most deadpan [superlative]
Etymology: From dead + pan (“face”). Etymology templates: {{compound|en|dead|pan|t2=face}} dead + pan (“face”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} deadpan (comparative more deadpan, superlative most deadpan)
  1. Deliberately impassive or expressionless. Translations (deliberately impassive or expressionless (as a face or look)): but see 故作嚴肅的 (Chinese Mandarin), 故作严肃的 (gǔzuò yánsùde) (Chinese Mandarin), udtryksløs (Danish), gravalvorlig (Danish), emotieloos (Dutch), zonder uitdrukking (Dutch), ilmeetön (Finnish), naama peruslukemilla (Finnish), pince-sans-rire (French), ausdruckslos (German), αγέλαστος (agélastos) (Greek), impassibile (Italian), inespressivo (Italian), 能面のような (nō-men no yō na) (alt: のうめんのような) (Japanese), uttrykksløs (Norwegian Bokmål), gravalvorlig (Norwegian Bokmål), inexpressivo (Portuguese), невозмути́мый (nevozmutímyj) (Russian), бесстра́стный (besstrástnyj) (Russian), inexpresivo (Spanish), uttryckslös (Swedish), ifadesiz (Turkish), duygusuz (Turkish) Translations (impassive (as behaviour or speech)): érzéketlen (Hungarian), szenvtelen (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-deadpan-en-adj-lSfwF2Yq Disambiguation of 'deliberately impassive or expressionless (as a face or look)': 79 21 Disambiguation of 'impassive (as behaviour or speech)': 98 2
  2. Having such a face or look. Translations (having such a face or look (as a person)): udtryksløs (Danish), ungerührt (German), uttryckslös (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-deadpan-en-adj-lnheiAss Disambiguation of 'having such a face or look (as a person)': 1 99
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: poker-faced, dead-pan, dead pan

Adverb [English]

IPA: /ˈdɛdpæn/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-deadpan.wav Forms: more deadpan [comparative], most deadpan [superlative]
Etymology: From dead + pan (“face”). Etymology templates: {{compound|en|dead|pan|t2=face}} dead + pan (“face”) Head templates: {{en-adv}} deadpan (comparative more deadpan, superlative most deadpan)
  1. In a deadpan manner. Translations (in a deadpan manner): udtryksløs (Danish), uttryckslöst (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-deadpan-en-adv-s0pbrj3z
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: dead-pan, dead pan

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈdɛdpæn/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-deadpan.wav
Etymology: From dead + pan (“face”). Etymology templates: {{compound|en|dead|pan|t2=face}} dead + pan (“face”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} deadpan (uncountable)
  1. A style of comedic delivery in which something humorous is said or done while not exhibiting a change in emotion or facial expression. Tags: uncountable Synonyms: deadpan comedy, deadpan humour Translations (style of comedy): pince-sans-rire [masculine] (French)
    Sense id: en-deadpan-en-noun-Ma9MuTzM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 6 1 61 30 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 0 12 4 52 32 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 0 6 3 62 29 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 5 2 64 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 6 7 2 66 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 0 12 4 55 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 10 11 3 53 23 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 0 11 3 57 29 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 6 13 4 54 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 0 10 3 61 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 8 10 3 59 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 0 9 4 62 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 0 9 4 62 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 5 12 4 59 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 10 12 4 51 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 9 11 3 53 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 0 9 4 62 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 0 8 2 65 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 10 11 2 53 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 10 11 2 53 23
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: dead-pan, dead pan

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈdɛdpæn/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-deadpan.wav Forms: deadpans [present, singular, third-person], deadpanning [participle, present], deadpanned [participle, past], deadpanned [past]
Etymology: From dead + pan (“face”). Etymology templates: {{compound|en|dead|pan|t2=face}} dead + pan (“face”) Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} deadpan (third-person singular simple present deadpans, present participle deadpanning, simple past and past participle deadpanned)
  1. To express (oneself) in an impassive or expressionless manner. Derived forms: deadpanner
    Sense id: en-deadpan-en-verb-F9wre3JK
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: dead-pan, dead pan

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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