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Meaning of 'expression' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Expression [ n.]
- The act of expressing; the act of forcing out by pressure; as, the expression of juices or oils; also, of extorting or eliciting; as, a forcible expression of truth.
- The act of declaring or signifying; declaration; utterance; as, an expression of the public will.
- Lively or vivid representation of meaning, sentiment, or feeling, etc.; significant and impressive indication, whether by language, appearance, or gesture; that manner or style which gives life and suggestive force to ideas and sentiments; as, he reads with expression; her performance on the piano has expression.
- That which is expressed by a countenance, a posture, a work of art, etc.; look, as indicative of thought or feeling.
- A form of words in which an idea or sentiment is conveyed; a mode of speech; a phrase; as, a common expression; an odd expression.
- The representation of any quantity by its appropriate characters or signs.

Meaning of 'expression' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . expression [ n]
Meaning (1):
- the feelings expressed on a person's face
Example in sentence:
  • a look of triumph;
  • a sad expression;
  • an angry face
Meaning (2):
- the communication (in speech or writing) of your beliefs or opinions
Example in sentence:
  • expressions of good will;
  • he helped me find verbal expression for my ideas;
  • the idea was immediate but the verbalism took hours
Meaning (3):
- the style of expressing yourself
Example in sentence:
  • he suggested a better formulation;
  • his manner of expression showed how much he cared
Meaning (4):
- a group of words that form a constituent of a sentence and are considered as a single unit
Example in sentence:
  • I concluded from his awkward constructions that he was a foreigner
Meaning (5):
- a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
Example in sentence:
  • pardon the expression
Meaning (6):
- expression without words
Example in sentence:
  • tears are an expression of grief;
  • the pulse is a reflection of the heart's condition
Meaning (7):
- the act of forcing something out by squeezing or pressing
Example in sentence:
  • the expression of milk from her breast

Nearby Words:

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