бесстра́стный — meaning in English

English meaning

• clinical adj Relating to the direct treatment and observation of patients, as opposed to theoretical research.
• deadpan adjective Delivered with a completely blank, unsmiling face and a flat voice, so that the joke lands precisely because the speaker gives no sign of joking.
• stolid adj Having or revealing little emotion or sensibility.

Senses

бесстра́стный is used for these senses in English:

• clinical Cool and emotionless, in a professional way, as contrasted with an impetuous#Adjective or unprofessional#Adjective way.
• deadpan Deliberately impassive or expressionless.
• stolid Having or revealing little emotion or sensibility.

clinical — full definition

1. adj Relating to the direct treatment and observation of patients, as opposed to theoretical research.
2. adj Coolly objective, detached, or unemotional, especially in an unsettling way.
3. adj Precise and efficient, often used approvingly of a performance.

deadpan — full definition

1. adjective Delivered with a completely blank, unsmiling face and a flat voice, so that the joke lands precisely because the speaker gives no sign of joking.
2. adverb In a flat, expressionless way.
3. verb To say something funny while keeping a completely straight face.

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