expressiveness (noun)

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• expressiveness — expressive ► ADJECTIVE 1) effectively conveying thought or feeling. 2) (expressive of) conveying (a quality or idea). DERIVATIVES expressively adverb expressiveness noun expressivity noun …   English terms dictionary

• expressiveness — noun see expressive …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• expressiveness — noun The quality of being expressive; expressivity …   Wiktionary

• expressiveness — noun the quality of being expressive (Freq. 2) • Derivationally related forms: ↑expressive • Hypernyms: ↑quality • Hyponyms: ↑picturesqueness …   Useful english dictionary

• expressiveness — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Vivid, effective, or persuasive communication in speech or artistic performance: articulacy, articulateness, eloquence, eloquentness, expression, expressivity, facundity. See WORDS …   English dictionary for students

• expressive — adjective effectively conveying thought or feeling. ↘(expressive of) conveying (a quality or idea). Derivatives expressively adverb expressiveness noun expressivity noun Origin ME (in the sense tending to press out ): from Fr. expressif, ive or… …   English new terms dictionary

• expressive — /əkˈsprɛsɪv / (say uhk spresiv), /ɛk / (say ek ) adjective 1. serving to express; indicative of power to express: a look expressive of gratitude. 2. full of expression, as the face or voice. 3. of, relating to, or concerned with expression.… …  

• expressive — ► ADJECTIVE 1) effectively conveying thought or feeling. 2) (expressive of) conveying (a quality or idea). DERIVATIVES expressively adverb expressiveness noun expressivity noun …   English terms dictionary

• expressively — expressive ► ADJECTIVE 1) effectively conveying thought or feeling. 2) (expressive of) conveying (a quality or idea). DERIVATIVES expressively adverb expressiveness noun expressivity noun …   English terms dictionary

• expressivity — expressive ► ADJECTIVE 1) effectively conveying thought or feeling. 2) (expressive of) conveying (a quality or idea). DERIVATIVES expressively adverb expressiveness noun expressivity noun …   English terms dictionary

• expressive — adjective Date: 15th century 1. of or relating to expression < the expressive function of language > 2. serving to express, utter, or represent < foul and novel terms expressive of rage H. G. Wells > 3. effectively conveying meaning or feeling …   New Collegiate Dictionary