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   expressive

   /ɪkˈsprɛsɪv/

   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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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishEXPRESSIVE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   EXPRESSIVE definition: 1. showing what someone thinks or feels: 2. showing a particular feeling or characteristic: 3…. Learn more.

3. www.dictionary.com › browse › expressiveEXPRESSIVE Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com

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

4. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › expressiveExpressive Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of EXPRESSIVE is of or relating to expression. How to use expressive in a sentence.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishEXPRESSIVE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   If something is expressive of particular ideas or qualities, it has features which indicate or demonstrate them. [formal, written] 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.

6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › expressiveExpressive - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

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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. Smiling, laughing, shouting, crying, and pouting are all expressive. So is art, whether it's music, sculpture, or writing.

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › expressiveexpressive adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

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   Definition of expressive adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryEXPRESSIVE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   showing what someone thinks or feels: an expressive face. expressive hands. be expressive of something formal. showing a particular feeling or characteristic: The final movement of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony is expressive of joy. See more. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Talkative and eloquent. articulately. articulateness. chattily.