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straight-faced

straight-faced adjective: having a straight face, not revealing excessive emotion, especially amusement.

Adjective

straight-faced (comparative more straight-faced, superlative most straight-faced)

  1. Having a straight face, not revealing excessive emotion, especially amusement.
    Synonyms:
    poker-faced
  2. Bold, blatant, bald-faced.
    • That was a straight-faced lie, and you knew it.

Synonyms of straight-faced

Forms of straight-faced

comparativemore straight-faced
superlativemost straight-faced

Questions about straight-faced

What does straight-faced mean?
Straight-faced means having a straight face, not revealing excessive emotion, especially amusement.
What part of speech is straight-faced?
Straight-faced is an adjective.

Words near straight-faced in the dictionary

  1. straight-edgers
  2. straight-eight
  3. straight-eights
  4. straight-face test
  5. straight-face tests
  6. straight-faced
  7. straight-forward
  8. straight-from-the-shoulder
  9. straight-hearted
  10. straight-jacket
  11. straight-joint

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