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Definitions for Expressive
[1] full of expression; meaningful: 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.
[6] of, involving, or full of expression
[7] (postpositive foll by of ) indicative or suggestive (of) a look expressive of love
[8] having a particular meaning, feeling, or force; significant
Words related to Expressive
thoughtful, vivid, colorful, striking, eloquent, poignant, articulate, suggestive, dramatic, artistic, passionate, energetic, alive, brilliant, demonstrative, emphatic, forcible, graphic, indicative, ingenious
Words nearby Expressive
expressed skull fracture, expression, expression mark, expression vector, expressionism, expressive, expressive aphasia, expressivity, expressly, expressman, expresso
Origin of Expressive
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Middle French; see express, -ive
Other words from Expressive
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
Synonyms for Expressive
articulate, artistic, colorful, dramatic, eloquent, energetic, passionate, poignant, striking, suggestive, thoughtful, vivid, alive, allusive, brilliant, demonstrative, emphatic, forcible, graphic, indicative, ingenious, lively, masterly, meaningful, mobile, moving, pathetic, pictorial, picturesque, pointed, pregnant, representative, responsive, revelatory, showy, significant, silver-tongued, spirited, stimulating, stirring, strong, sympathetic, tender, touching, understanding, warm