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expressive
[ ik-spres-iv ]
adjective
- full of expression; meaningful:
an expressive shrug.
- serving to express; indicative of power to express:
a look expressive of gratitude.
- of, relating to, or concerned with expression:
Dance is a highly expressive art.
- Sociology. (of a crowd or group) engaging in nonpurposeful activity of an expressive and often rhythmic nature, as weeping, dancing, or shouting. Compare active ( def 15 ), orgiastic ( def 3 ).
- Linguistics. of or relating to forms in which sounds denote a semantic field directly and nonarbitrarily, through sound symbolism based, to some degree, on synesthesia, as observable in onomatopoeia, rhyming and gradational compounds, and emotionally charged words such as hypocoristics and pejoratives.
expressive
/ ɪˈɛɪ /
adjective
- of, involving, or full of expression
- postpositivefoll byof indicative or suggestive (of)
a look expressive of love
- having a particular meaning, feeling, or force; significant
Derived Forms
- ˈԱ, noun
- ˈ, adverb
Other yvlog Forms
- ·s· adverb
- ·s·Ա noun
- t··s adjective
- anti··s· adverb
- anti··s·Ա noun
- ԴDze·s adjective
- non·s· adverb
- non·s·Ա noun
- v··s adjective
- over··s· adverb
- over··s·Ա noun
- e·s adjective
- p··s adjective
- super··s· adverb
- super··s·Ա noun
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of expressive1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Then there’s the whole other wave: the artisan mayonnaise makers, those alchemists who’ve transformed a simple spread into an expressive canvas.
Aduba’s expertise in traveling a broad expressive range within a single stare helps her own this role.
He felt that the CGI dwarfs "bring the movie to life", adding they have "catchy personalities and comically expressive mottled-clay faces".
He used to cheer and be very expressive but he has an absolute killer instinct about him at the moment in everything he does.
Seyfried makes an almost cartoonish expression with her big eyes and expressive mouth, which have been tools for her in everything from “Mean Girls” to “The Dropout.”
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What are other ways to say expressive?
Expressive gestures are full of meaning; expressive looks effectively convey an attitude or feeling. How is expressive different from synonyms meaningful, significant, and suggestive? Find out on .
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