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unsmiling

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unsmiling [ʌnˈsmaɪlɪŋ]
adj
not wearing or assuming a smile; serious
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.unsmilingunsmiling - not smiling                          
joyless - not experiencing or inspiring joy; "a joyless man"; "a joyless occasion"; "joyless evenings"
Translations
unsmiling [ˈʌnˈsmaɪlɪŋ] ADJ → adusto


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There were other guests and the countess talked little to him, and only as he kissed her hand on taking leave said unexpectedly and in a whisper, with a strangely unsmiling face: "Come to dinner tomorrow.
War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
It may have been his extreme good-nature, the serious, unsmiling good-nature of a fat, swarthy man with coal-black moustache and steady eyes; but he might have been a bit of a diplomatist, too.
The Mirror of the Sea by Conrad, Joseph View in context
Unsmiling, his face was rather sad and absent in expression, not unlike the melancholy, inscrutable hero of Anne's own early dreams; but mirth and humor and charm lighted it up when he smiled.
Anne's House of Dreams by Montgomery, Lucy Maud View in context
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