Expressive

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  • adjective. Of, relating to, or characterized by expression.
  • adjective. Serving to express or indicate meaning or feeling.
  • adjective. Showing or communicating meaning or feeling effectively.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Full of expression; forcibly expressing or clearly representing; significant.
  • Serving to express, utter, or represent: followed by of: as, a look expressive of gratitude.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Serving to express, utter, or represent; indicative; communicative; -- followed by of.
  • adjective. Full of expression; vividly representing the meaning or feeling meant to be conveyed; significant; emphatic.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. Effectively conveying thought or feeling.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adjective. characterized by expression
    • Word Usage
    "Given that the state being articulated is not strictly necessarily emotional, other linguists prefer the term expressive, so that's what I'll run with."
    Antonyms
    Words with the opposite meaning
    blank  expressionless  inexpressive  meaning  unexpressive  
    cross-reference
    expressive method  expressivo organ  
    Equivalent
    communicative  communicatory  
    Form
    expressiveness  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Progressive  aggressive  depressive  excessive  impressive  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    attractive  eloquent  feminine  impressive  pathetic  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    Christophanic  Satanophanic  alive  allegorical  allusive  
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