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   Ex·pres·sive

   /ikˈspresiv/

   

   adjective

   • 1. effectively conveying thought or feeling: "she has big expressive eyes" Similar eloquentmeaningfultellingrevealingdemonstrativesuggestiveemotionalfull of emotion/feelingindicating emotion/feelingpassionateintensedeeply feltpoignantmovingstirringstrikingevocativeartisticvividgraphicdescriptiveardentpowerfulchargedimaginativeinspiredvisionaryOpposite expressionlessinexpressiveunemotional
   • ▪ conveying (a specified quality or idea): "the spires are expressive of religious aspiration" Similar indicativedemonstrativedemonstratingshowingsuggestingrevealingunderlining

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘tending to press out’): from French expressif, -ive or medieval Latin expressivus, from exprimere ‘press out’ (see express3). Compare with express1.

   Derivatives

   • 1. expressively adverb
   • 2. expressivity noun

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   Learn the meaning of expressive as an adjective related to expression, utterance, or representation. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related entries for expressive.

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   Anything that communicates thoughts or feelings is expressive. Expressive comes from the French word expres for "clear, plain.” It’s easy to read people who are expressive, their emotions are clear.

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   What does it mean if a poem is expressive?

   • If something is expressive of particular ideas or qualities, it has features which indicate or demonstrate them. Perhaps all his poems were really love poems, expressive of love for someone. Its history is expressive of the character and development of the people who possess it. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.

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   What is the meaning of expressiveness?

   • 1. Of, relating to, or characterized by expression: a child's expressive ability. 2. Serving to express or indicate meaning or feeling: actions expressive of frustration. 3. Showing or communicating meaning or feeling effectively: an expressive glance. ex·pres′sive·ness n. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

   Expressive - definition of expressive by The Free Dictionary

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   What is the meaning of expressive?

   • 1. full of expression; meaningful: an expressive shrug. 2. serving to express: a look expressive of gratitude. 3. of, pertaining to, or concerned with expression: Dance is a highly expressive art.

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   What makes a person expressive?

   • Anything that communicates thoughts or feelings is expressive. Expressive comes from the French word expres for "clear, plain.” It’s easy to read people who are expressive, their emotions are clear. Smiling, laughing, shouting, crying, and pouting are all expressive. So is art, whether it's music, sculpture, or writing.

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   Expressive definition: full of expression; meaningful. See examples of EXPRESSIVE used in a sentence.

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   Expressive means showing what someone thinks or feels, or showing a particular feeling or characteristic. Learn more about the word, its synonyms, and how to use it in sentences with Cambridge Dictionary.

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   Learn the meaning of expressive, an adjective that describes something or someone that shows what they think or feel. See how to use expressive in sentences and compare it with related words.

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   Expressive means of, relating to, or characterized by expression, or serving to express or indicate meaning or feeling. Find synonyms, antonyms, translations, and usage examples of expressive in different contexts.

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   4 days ago · Learn the meaning of expressive as an adjective to describe behaviour, language, or art that shows feelings or ideas clearly. Find synonyms, pronunciation, and usage examples of expressive in British and American English.