expressive

ex·pres·sive  (k-sprsv)

adj.

1. Of, relating to, or characterized by expression.

2. Serving to express or indicate: actions expressive of frustration.

3. Full of expression; significant: an expressive glance.

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ex·pressive·ly adv.

ex·pressive·ness n.

Synonyms: expressive, eloquent, meaningful, significant
These adjectives mean effectively conveying a feeling, idea, or mood: an expressive gesture; an eloquent speech; a meaningful look; a significant smile.

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expressive [ɪkˈsprɛsɪv]

adj

1. of, involving, or full of expression

2. (postpositive; foll by of) indicative or suggestive (of) a look expressive of love

3. having a particular meaning, feeling, or force; significant

expressively  adv

expressiveness  n

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

expressive - characterized by expression; "a very expressive face" communicatory, communicative - able or tending to communicate; "was a communicative person and quickly told all she knew"- W.M.Thackeray

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expressive

adjective

1. vivid, strong, striking, telling, moving, lively, sympathetic, energetic, poignant, emphatic, eloquent, forcible She had a small, expressive face.
vivid empty, straight-faced, dull, blank, wooden, vacuous, impassive, inscrutable, poker-faced (informal), dead-pan

2. meaningful, indicative, suggestive, demonstrative, revealing, significant, allusive All his poems are expressive of his love for nature.

Translations

expressive [ɪksˈpresɪv] ADJ [person, face, language] → expresivo; [ability] → de expresión
to be expressive of sth (frm) → expresar algo
his gesture was expressive of anger → su gesto expresaba rabia

expressive [ɪkˈsprɛsɪv] adj

[face] → expressif/ive; [person] → expressif/ive

expressive of (= expressing) → qui exprime
to be expressive of sth → exprimer qch

expressive

adj eyes, face, voice → ausdrucksvoll; glance, look → vielsagend; gestures, painting, music → ausdrucksvoll, expressiv (geh); language → ausdrucksstark; expressive dance → Ausdruckstanz m; your eyes are your most expressive feature → deine Augen sind das Ausdrucksvollste an dir; to be expressive of something (form) → etw ausdrücken; the French term seemed more expressive of what she felt → das französische Wort schien ihre Gefühle besser auszudrücken or genauer wiederzugeben; expressive powers/abilities → Ausdrucksfähigkeit f → or -vermögen nt

expressive [ɪksˈprɛsɪv] adj (look, face, language) → espressivo/a; (gesture) → eloquente