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Visage vs Deadpan - What's the difference?

visage | deadpan |

As nouns the difference between visage and deadpan

is that visage is (ugly) face while deadpan is a style of comedic delivery in which something humourous is said or done while not exhibiting a change in emotion or facial expression.

As an adjective deadpan is

deliberately impassive or expressionless (as a face or look).

As a verb deadpan is

to express (oneself) in an impassive or expressionless manner.

visage

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • Countenance; appearance; one's face.
  • Synonyms

    * See also

    deadpan

    Alternative forms

    * dead-pan * dead pan

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Deliberately impassive or expressionless (as a face or look).
  • Having such a face or look (as a person).
  • Impassive (as behaviour or speech).
  • Synonyms

    * poker faced

    Noun

    (-)
  • A style of comedic delivery in which something humourous is said or done while not exhibiting a change in emotion or facial expression.
  • * 2007 , , Octopus Pie #71: Deadpan
  • MAREK: But really the deadpan is key. You can essentially trick people into laughing at nothing .

    Synonyms

    * deadpan comedy * deadpan humour

    Verb

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