expressive

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/ɪkˈspɹɛsɪv/ English

Definitions

noun

Any word or phrase that expresses (that the speaker, writer, or signer has) a certain attitude toward or information about the referent.
(more narrowly) A word or phrase, belonging to a distinct word class or having distinct morphosyntactic properties, with semantic symbolism (for example, an onomatopoeia), variously considered either a synonym, a hypernym or a hyponym of ideophone.

adjective

Effectively conveying thought or feeling.

Related words

Synonyms

communicatory revelatory communicative indicative of indicative significant vocal articulate eloquent demonstrative meaningful revealing telling illustrative graphic suggestive

Antonyms

inexpressive unexpressive

Associated

aphasia receptive phrasing gestures figurative suppression emotion possibilities abstraction facial emotions logic

Rhymes

impressive aggressive excessive oppressive obsessive regressive possessive crescive pressive successive

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