Deadpan

What do we mean by deadpan?

A blank, expressionless face. noun

A person, especially a performer, who has or assumes a blank expression. noun

Impassively matter-of-fact, as in style, behavior, or expression. adjective

With a blank, expressionless face. adverb

To express in an impassive, matter-of-fact way. intransitive verb

To express oneself in an impassive, matter-of-fact way. intransitive verb

Deliberately impassive or expressionless (as a face or look). adjective

Having such a face or look (as a person). adjective

Impassive (as behaviour or speech). adjective

A style of comedic delivery in which something humourous is said or done while not exhibiting a change in emotion or facial expression. noun

To express (oneself) in an impassive or expressionless manner. verb

Deliberately impassive in manner adjective

Without betraying any feeling adverb

A style of comedic delivery in which something humorous is said or done while not exhibiting a change in emotion or facial expression.

Words that are spelled similarly to deadpan:
deadpan, headpan, deadman, dead pan, dead-pan.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word deadpan:
monotone, sardonic, humor, humour, slapstick, tick, surreal, delivery, wit, absurd, comedic, ironic, satire, witty, expressions, persona, delight, jokes, narration, noir, funny, laugh, tone, subtle, comedy, emotion, humorous, parody, timing, manner, joke, comic, unexpected, expression, dialogue, narrative, obvious, deliberately, sketch, comments, hanging, philosophical, voice, teen, sense, style, audiences, commentary, characters, critic, describing, andy, personality, soundtrack, telling, romantic, excellent, adventure, dry, murray, occasionally, roger, wright, cited, comics, character, sounds, contrast, praised, fashion, perfect, serious, themes, unusual, lyrics, audience, pop, eyes, movie, straight, kind, look.

Words that rhyme with deadpan:
man, plan, can, pan, span, than, fan, scan, ban, tan, caravan, van, japan, an, cyan, clan, san, lifespan, dan, pecan, divan, ann, flan, bran, sedan, began, stan, nan, lan, anne, handyman, iran, rattan, afghan, journeyman, superman, ran, batman, gamesman, shan, sudan, caftan, sideman, clergyman, bogeyman, middleman, sandman, mann, snowman, suntan, quean, catamaran, quran, milan, chan, gan, minuteman, tarzan, merman, pakistan, businessman, hitman, caveman, gran, jan, loran, yan, klan, afghanistan, liane, fisherman, saran, straw man, bhutan, kinsman, floor plan, tran, rodin, scran, other than, cannes, doorman, saucepan, zan, strongman, taliban, madman, cancan, kan, tristan, helmsman, moulin, skean, hann, bedpan, kazakhstan, ferdinand, anchorman, moran, walkman.

Adjectives that are often used to describe deadpan:
perfect, usual, complete, best, total, characteristic, bland, comic.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective deadpan:
expression, face, voice, humor, delivery, look, style, manner, tone, way, humour, faces, seriousness, wit, irony, stare, expressions, fashion, response, sense, reply, comedy, approach, performance, eyes, account, prose, narration, quality, jokes, gaze, mask, presentation, monotone, comedian, joke, sarcasm, understatement, satire, tones, narrative, parody, description, looks, solemnity, narrator, earnestness, comic, answer, countenance, silence, demeanor, comment, realism, remark, accuracy, flatness, sincerity, technique, report, mug, innocence, detail, statement, reporting, gravity, observation, images, precision, drawl, humorist, version, reaction, redhead, detachment, mode, mockery, rhetoric, take, timing, statements, shot, objectivity, keaton, dialogue, cracks, commentary, literalism, smile, playfulness, exposition, photographs, accent.

Consonant match to deadpan:
dead pan.

Words that sound like deadpan:
deadpan, dead pan, deadpanned, headpin, dupin, deaden, deppen, dedan, dead-on, dead on, deep pan, dustpan, dippen, dust pan, didion, dip in, deepen, bedpan, deading, dedham, bed pan, die down, dead hand, dopen, dead man, dowden, duden, dudeen, date palm, died down, ddn, deep pain, dead-man, taipan, headbang, hatpin, tiepin, red pine, red pawn, dipping, detain, dutton, dishpan, despain, dubbin, ditton, debone, detune, dudding, dubon, deadline, diane, dayton, deadbeat, dianne, depo, deadman, deadend, dodson, deadeye, dead end, deady, deadened, dobbin, deanne, despatch, dead-end, dead line, dapping, deaton, dedman, deann, deighton, dead men, daten, depa, diann, deadens, dobin, dehaan, deeding, d town, dighton, deadmen, denden, deed poll, dead-eye, dedi, dedans, dead person, dead time, ddim, ddm, dead beat, depthen, deturn, dead ball, dead eye, dead zone, den den.