expressive
Effectively conveying thought or feelingEffectively conveying thought or feeling.
» She has an extremely expressive singing voice.
Meaning
3 sensesEffectively conveying thought or feeling.
expressive dancing
a gesture expressive of the utmost contempt
ausdrucksvoll, ausdrucksstark
вырази́тельныйvyrazítelʹnyj
Conveying the speaker's emotions and/or attitudes, in addition to the denotative or literal meaning.
Able to represent a number of ideas or concepts.
A programming language that is Turing complete is more expressive than one that is not.
- characterized by expression
- performing gestures or possessing qualities or features that suggest a certain state of being or emotion
Examples
18 sentencesShe has an extremely expressive singing voice.
Tom has an extremely expressive singing voice.
The gift is expressive of my feelings.
deDas Geschenk ist Ausdruck meiner Gefühle.
The word is expressive of my feelings.
Sometimes gestures are more expressive than speech.
ruИногда жесты выразительнее слов.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle French expressif.From Middle French expressif.
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Forms
more expressive, most expressive| Comparative | more expressive Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most expressive Lesson |
regular
Antonyms
2 antonymsWord family
12 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form