ausdruckslos
expressionless
Without any visible or audible expression of feelings, thoughts, or a personal attitude.
EXAMPLE
Sie sah ihn mit ausdruckslosem Gesicht an.
She looked at him with an expressionless face.
ausdruckslos
expressionless
ausdruckslos – ausdrucksloser – am ausdruckslosesten
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Meanings
Forms
Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry ausdruckslos, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.
Comparison
| basic form | ausdruckslos |
|---|---|
| comparative | ausdrucksloser |
| superlative | am ausdruckslosesten |
After der, die, das
| masc. | fem. | neut. | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nom. | -e | -e | -e | -en |
| acc. | -en | -e | -e | -en |
| dat. | -en | -en | -en | -en |
| gen. | -en | -en | -en | -en |
Add the ending to ausdruckslos.
After ein, eine
| masc. | fem. | neut. | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nom. | -er | -e | -es | -en |
| acc. | -en | -e | -es | -en |
| dat. | -en | -en | -en | -en |
| gen. | -en | -en | -en | -en |
Add the ending to ausdruckslos.
Without article
| masc. | fem. | neut. | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nom. | -er | -e | -es | -e |
| acc. | -en | -e | -es | -e |
| dat. | -em | -er | -em | -en |
| gen. | -en | -er | -en | -er |
Add the ending to ausdruckslos.
Usage tips
Word formation
'Ausdruckslos' (expressionless) is made up of 'Ausdruck' (expression) and the suffix '-los' ('-less'). '-los' means here that something is missing: a visible or audible expression is missing.
EXAMPLE
Seine ausdruckslose Reaktion überraschte alle im Raum.
His expressionless reaction surprised everyone in the room.
Typical collocations
'Ausdruckslos' (expressionless) is especially often used to describe a face, a look, a voice, or a reaction. These nouns refer to visible or audible signs of an inner attitude.
EXAMPLE
Sie antwortete mit ausdrucksloser Stimme auf die Frage.
She answered the question in an expressionless voice.
With the dative
A common sentence pattern is 'mit' (with) plus the dative when the word describes how someone appears or speaks. The adjective comes before the noun and takes the ending that agrees with it.
EXAMPLE
Er las den Brief mit ausdruckslosem Gesicht vor.
He read the letter aloud with an expressionless face.
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