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expressive

[ ik-spres-iv ]

adjective

  1. an expressive shrug.

  2. serving to express; indicative of power to express:

    a look expressive of gratitude.

  3. of, relating to, or concerned with expression:

    Dance is a highly expressive art.

  4. 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 ).
  5. 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

/ ɪkˈsprɛsɪv /

adjective

  1. of, involving, or full of expression
  2. postpositivefoll byof indicative or suggestive (of)

    a look expressive of love

  3. having a particular meaning, feeling, or force; significant
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • exˈpressiveness, noun
  • exˈpressively, adverb
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Other Words From

  • ex·pressive·ly adverb
  • ex·pressive·ness noun
  • anti·ex·pressive adjective
  • anti·ex·pressive·ly adverb
  • anti·ex·pressive·ness noun
  • nonex·pressive adjective
  • nonex·pressive·ly adverb
  • nonex·pressive·ness noun
  • over·ex·pressive adjective
  • over·ex·pressive·ly adverb
  • over·ex·pressive·ness noun
  • preex·pressive adjective
  • super·ex·pressive adjective
  • super·ex·pressive·ly adverb
  • super·ex·pressive·ness noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of expressive1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Middle French; express, -ive
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Example Sentences

As I look at him on the computer screen, it's impossible not to reflect on how expressive his face is - a face that could be carved from the earth.

From BBC

This is my fourth consecutive year photographing Coachella, and it’s always fun when the artists are as expressive as Doja Cat was in her performance.

These are not easy shoes to step into, but Foster spends much of her time onstage barefoot, pawing her way into the part with those dirty, bare-soled, hilariously expressive feet of hers.

But the film also boasts some phenomenal solo numbers, like MacKay’s expressive song “Alone” which appears early in the movie.

From Salon

Guardiola was in an expressive mood as he spoke to the media for over 25 minutes.

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